People v. Berrocal

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• holding that application of the FLSA to states and their political subdivisions does not contravene any limit on Congress’ commerce power
• holding that the Tenth Amendment does not bar the application of the FLSA to state and local employers
• holding that Congress could, through the Commerce Clause, prescribe minimum wage and overtime rates under the Fair Labor Standards Act for a local transit system
• holding that application of Fair Labor Standards Act (\FLSA\) to transportation employees employed by local government does not contravene the Commerce Clause because labor conditions of those employees affect interstate commerce
• holding that application of Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to transportation employees employed by local government does not contravene the Commerce Clause because labor conditions of those employees affect interstate commerce
• holding that Congress may enforce wage requirements against a local government's mass-transit authority

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