Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.
1946 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co., 328 U.S. 680 (1946), is a decision by the US Supreme Court that held that preliminary work activities, if controlled by the employer and performed entirely for the employer's benefit, are properly included as working time under Fair Labor Standards Act.[1] The decision is known as the "portal to portal case."
Quick Facts Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co., Argued January 29, 1946 Decided June 10, 1946 ...
Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. | |
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Argued January 29, 1946 Decided June 10, 1946 | |
Full case name | Anderson, et al. v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. |
Citations | 328 U.S. 680 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co., 60 F. Supp. 146 (E.D. Mich. 1943); reversed, Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. v. Anderson, 149 F.2d 461 (6th Cir. 1945); cert. granted, 326 U.S. 706 (1945). |
Subsequent | Petition for rehearing denied, 329 U.S. 822 (1946). |
Holding | |
Preliminary work activities, if controlled by the employer and performed entirely for the employer's benefit, are properly included in the statutory workweek under Fair Labor Standards Act. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Murphy, joined by Black, Reed, Douglas, Rutledge |
Dissent | Burton, joined by Frankfurter |
Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
Fair Labor Standards Act | |
Abrogated by | |
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 |
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The Supreme Court reaffirmed Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery in its 2016 ruling in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, No. 14-1146 (March 22, 2016).