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Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
Maryland v. Wirtz
Citation:
392 U.S. 183 (1968)Facts
In 1966, Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to extend minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals. The amendments employed two approaches to coverage: the “enterprise concept,” which covered all employees of an enterprise if some were engaged in commerce, and the extension to state-operated schools and hospitals specifically. Maryland and 27 other states filed suit against Secretary of Labor Wirtz, challenging the constitutionality of these amendments. They argued that the amendments exceeded Congress’s commerce power and unconstitutionally interfered with state sovereignty in violation of the Tenth Amendment. The states contended that the amendments would impose substantial fiscal burdens on them and interfere with their performance of essential governmental functions.
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