The dairy argued that 'packing for shipment' and 'distribution' were two different jobs under Maine's overtime exemption statute.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by primary court opinion (First Circuit, O'Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy) and multiple independent legal secondary sources describing the dairy's argument about the Oxford comma exemption clause. [tier=silver indep_score=0.566 clusters=6 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on the First Circuit's published opinion in O'Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy, which all secondary sources cite or paraphrase (upstreams: O'Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy, 851 F.3d 69 (1st Cir. 2017) opinion) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=attributed eligibility=high]
Sources
- A Missing Oxford Comma Just Changed the Course of a Court Case (seed:law_and_crime)
- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4374922/oconnor-v-oakhurst-dairy/ (corroboration)
- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-1st-circuit/1852572.html (corroboration)
- https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/connor-v-oakhurst-dairy-894414540 (corroboration)
- https://www.studicata.com/case-briefs/case/o-connor-v-oakhurst-dairy (corroboration)
- https://www.quimbee.com/cases/o-connor-v-oakhurst-dairy (corroboration)
- https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Commentary-pdf-1.pdf (corroboration)