Skidmore v. Swift & Co.
| Skidmore v. Swift & Co. | |
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| Argued October 13, 1944 Decided December 4, 1944 | |
| Full case name | John Skidmore, et al. v. Swift & Company |
| Citations | 323 U.S. 134 (more) 65 S. Ct. 161; 89 L. Ed. 124; 1944 U.S. LEXIS 1253 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Judgment for defendant, 53 F.Supp. 1020 (N.D. Texas 1942); affirmed, 136 F.2d 112 (5th Cir. 1943) |
| Holding | |
| Nothing in the Fair Labor Standards Act or Court holdings precludes waiting time from also being working time. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Jackson, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 | |
Skidmore v. Swift & Co., 323 U.S. 134 (1944), is a United States Supreme Court decision holding that an administrative agency's interpretative rules deserve deference according to their persuasiveness. The court adopted a case-by-case test, the Skidmore deference, which considers the rulings, interpretations, and opinions of the administrator. The Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case for further proceedings.