· 3/28/1966
Idaho Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Wirtz
Citations
- 383 U.S. 190
- 86 S. Ct. 737
- 15 L. Ed. 2d 694
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2844
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the employer has the burden of proving that compensation falls within an exemption to the regular rate
- holding that the burden of proving an exemption under the FLSA is upon the employer
- stating that the FLSA exemption in 29 U.S.C. § 213(a) is “to be narrowly construed”
- Employer bears the burden of establishing exemption under portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- defendant employer has “the burden of establishing the facts requisite to an exemption”
- under the FLSA, “the burden of proof respecting exemptions is upon the company”
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Judges: Harlan
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