Garcia v. San Antonio Metro. Transit Auth., 469 U.S. 528 (1985) was a United States Supreme Court decision dealing with whether or not Congress violated the Commerce Clause of the Constitution by attempting to enforce the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the case of state or local employees "in areas of traditional governmental functions."

The Case

Argued March 19, 1984. Reargued October 1, 1984.

Decided February 19, 1985. The Court ruled that Federal minimum wage laws applied to employees of state and local governments, because when a state acts as an employer, it falls under the purview of the Commerce Clause.

See Also

• Commerce Clause

External Links

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