Garcia v. City of Antonio The issue on whether compensation and overtime pay is applicable to excluded and non-excluded security personnel is a major issue across various states. Even though the Fair Labor Standards Act provides direction regarding this issue, it remains to be a major concern that has attracted huge attention throughout various states. The U.S. Supreme Court and Congress have been forced to make several landmark decisions regarding whether compensation and overtime pay is relevant to exempt and nonexempt security workers. An example of such decisions is in the Supreme Court’s ruling on Garcia v. City of San Antonio case. However, the determination of the issue requires an analysis of such decisions as well as the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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City of San Antonio is a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Congress has the authority to expand the Fair Labor Standards Act that mandates employers to provide minimum wage and overtime to their workers as well as state and local governments. The Congress has these powers based on the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. While highlighting the significance of the political process as a protection against infringements upon the sovereignty of states, the Supreme Court ruled that municipal transit employees were not exempt from coverage under certain provisions of FLSA, particularly the minimum wage and maximum hour provisions (Young & Gardiner, 1986, p.599). As a result, the Supreme Court overruled a former decision in Supreme Court in the National League of Cities v. Usery case. The previous decision ruled that regulation of such state and local governments’ activities in conventional areas of governmental functions would be tantamount to breach of the 10th Amendment to the
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City of San Antonio is a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Congress has the authority to expand the Fair Labor Standards Act that mandates employers to provide minimum wage and overtime to their workers as well as state and local governments. The Congress has these powers based on the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. While highlighting the significance of the political process as a protection against infringements upon the sovereignty of states, the Supreme Court ruled that municipal transit employees were not exempt from coverage under certain provisions of FLSA, particularly the minimum wage and maximum hour provisions (Young & Gardiner, 1986, p.599). As a result, the Supreme Court overruled a former decision in Supreme Court in the National League of Cities v. Usery case. The previous decision ruled that regulation of such state and local governments’ activities in conventional areas of governmental functions would be tantamount to breach of the 10th Amendment to the