Foley Bros., Inc. v. Filardo

How courts have described this case

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• holding that federal Eight Hour Law did not apply overseas where legislative history revealed that Congress was primarily concerned with domestic employment conditions
• noting that “labor conditions [of its own citizens] are the primary concern of a foreign country”
• holding that federal labor statute requiring an eight-hour day provision in \[e]very contract made to which the United States . . . is a party\ did not apply to contracts for work performed in foreign countries
• noting that it is well settled that “legislation of Congress, unless a contrary intent appears, is meant to apply only within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States”
• statute requiring an 8-hour day provision in “ ‘[ejvery contract made to which the United States ... is a party’” is inapplicable to contracts for work performed in foreign countries
• statute requiring an 8-hour day provision in \`[e]very contract made to which the United States . . . is a party' \ is inapplicable to contracts for work performed in foreign countries

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).