Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc, 323 U.S. 37 (1944), is a US labor law case, concerning the minimum wage.

Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Argued October 17, 1944
Decided November 6, 1944
Full case nameWalling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Citations323 U.S. 37 (more)
65 S. Ct. 11; 89 L. Ed. 29
Case history
Prior138 F.2d 705 (10th Cir. 1943); cert. granted, 321 U.S. 759 (1944).
Holding
Contracts of employment providing for the computation of compensation on the so-called Poxon or split-day plan do not conform to the requirements of § 7(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone
Associate Justices
Owen Roberts · Hugo Black
Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Frank Murphy
Robert H. Jackson · Wiley B. Rutledge
Case opinion
MajorityMurphy, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

Facts

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The employer, Helmerich and Payne Inc had the practice of paying workers more in the second half of the day than the first, so that overtime on weekends was calculated to the lower rate (clocked premiums) and could not be premium pay, so as to keep wages for overtime the average.

Judgment

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Justice Murphy, writing for the majority, held that clock premiums or rolled up pay cannot be treated as premium pay.

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