Goldberg v. Whitaker House Co-op., Inc: Homework and Economic Realities Can Indicate Employment Relationship Under FLSA

Goldberg v. Whitaker House Co-op., Inc: Homework and Economic Realities Can Indicate Employment Relationship Under FLSA

by | Jun 7, 2023 | FLSA, Insights, Misclassification, Overtime, Supreme Court Cases, Tim Coffield Attorney, Wages

In Goldberg v. Whitaker House Co-op., Inc., 366 U.S. 28, 81 S. Ct. 933, 6 L. Ed. 2d 100 (1961), the Supreme Court held that members of a knitting cooperative who performed “homework,” were paid on a piece-rate basis to make items for the co-op, and who were subject to...