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Bierwirth v. Donovan

U.S.
Dec 6, 1982
459 U.S. 1069 (1982)

Summary

holding that "truck drivers and yard workers [who] transport [an integrated poultry producer's] poultry between independent contract growers, which raise the chickens to market weight, and the company's processing plant" were "employees," rather than "agricultural laborers," under the Act

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Opinion

No. 82-422.

December 6, 1982.


C.A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 680 F. 2d 263.


Summaries of

Bierwirth v. Donovan

U.S.
Dec 6, 1982
459 U.S. 1069 (1982)

holding that "truck drivers and yard workers [who] transport [an integrated poultry producer's] poultry between independent contract growers, which raise the chickens to market weight, and the company's processing plant" were "employees," rather than "agricultural laborers," under the Act

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discussing alternatives to avoid conflict of interest

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Case details for

Bierwirth v. Donovan

Case Details

Full title:BIERWIRTH et al. v. DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF LABOR

Court:U.S.

Date published: Dec 6, 1982

Citations

459 U.S. 1069 (1982)
103 S. Ct. 488

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