United States employer definitionjoint employerenterprise coverage

Falk v. Brennan

Falk v. Brennan, 414 U.S. 190 (1973)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1973

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A property-management firm that exercises substantial control over the terms and conditions of building employees' work is their 'employer' under the FLSA's expansive definition, but for the Act's dollar-volume coverage threshold the firm's gross sales are measured by its management commissions, not the gross rents it collects on the owners' behalf.

Area of Law

General

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