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Constitutional Law Keyed to Stone
United States v. Darby
Citation:
312 U.S. 100 (1941)Facts
Fred W. Darby owned and operated a lumber manufacturing business in Georgia, where he employed workers to produce lumber intended for interstate commerce. He was indicted for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by paying his employees less than the prescribed minimum wage of 25 cents per hour and for failing to pay overtime wages for work exceeding the maximum standard workweek. Darby was also charged with failing to keep proper records of his workers’ wages and hours as required by the Act. The District Court dismissed the indictment, holding that the Act was an unconstitutional exercise of congressional power under the Commerce Clause and that it violated the Tenth Amendment. The case was then appealed directly to the Supreme Court.
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