United States v. American Trucking Associations

SCOTUSCase
Litigants=United States v. American Trucking Associations
ArgueDate=April 26
ArgueYear=1940
DecideDate=May 27
DecideYear=1940
FullName=United States, et al. v. American Trucking Associations, et al.
USVol=310
USPage=534
Citation=60 S. Ct. 1059; 84 L. Ed. 1345; 1940 U.S. LEXIS 1049; 2 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P17,064
Prior=Judgment for plaintiffs by U.S. District Court
Holding=The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 does not empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate all employees of common and contract motor carriers, but rather only those whose duties affect safety of operation.
SCOTUS=1940-1941
Majority=Reed
JoinMajority=Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, Murphy
Dissent=Stone
JoinDissent=McReynolds, Roberts, Hughes
LawsApplied=Motor Carrier Act of 1935

"United States v. American Trucking Associations", 310 U.S. 534 (1940), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case which marked a shift from evaluating the "plain meaning" of statutes to a judicial effort to determine "legislative intent."

American Trucking Associations had sought to compel the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to regulate "all" employees of trucking industries, rather than simply those whose job has an impact on safety. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) included an exemption to employees regulated by the ICC under the Motor Carrier Act of 1935. By compelling the ICC to recognize all trucking employees as within its power to regulate, such employees would be exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA.

The court decided that ICC's interpretation of the statute, which limited its power only to those employees who have an impact on safety, was correct.

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 310

External links

* [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=310&invol=534 Case at FindLaw.com]