Supreme Court· 6/23/1947

Bartels v. Birmingham

Citations

332 U.S. 126
67 S. Ct. 1547
91 L. Ed. 1947
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2987
172 A.L.R. 317
2 C.B. 174
35 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 1340

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explaining that, under the economic reality test, \employees\ are not limited to those who are subject to the physical control of an employer
holding that band leader and not dance hall operator was employer of band members in part because “[i]t is his musical skill and showmanship that determines the success or failure of the organization”
explaining that, under the economic reality test, “employees” are not limited to those who are subject to the physical control of an employer
observing that “employees are those who as a matter of economic reality are dependent upon the business to which they render service”
observing that these six factors “derive from the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Silk, 331 U.S. 704, 67 S.Ct. 1463, 91 L.Ed. 1757 (1947)”
explaining that “in the application of social legislation employees are those who as a matter of economic reality are dependent upon the business to which they render service.”

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Judges: Reed, Douglas

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