Supreme Court of New Jersey

Christopher Lane, Petitioners-Appellants v. Carl Holderman

February 4, 195723 N.J. 304

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the Commissioner of Labor and Industry has statutory authority to set overtime rates and the hour thresholds, that the delegation of that authority is constitutionally valid, and that overtime rates may be based on the regular hourly wage rather than the statutory minimum wage.