Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

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

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