Document: 340 U.S. 361 71 S.Ct. 337 95 L.Ed. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARDv.GULLETT GIN CO., Inc. No. 122. Argued Nov. 29, 1950. Decided Jan. 15, 1951. Mr. A. Norman Somers, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Conrad Meyer, 3rd, New Orleans, La., respondent. Justice MINTON delivered the opinion of Court. 1 The question presented here is whether National Labor Relations Board must deduct from back-pay awards to discriminatorily discharged employees sums paid them as unemployment compensation by a state agency. 2 found that respondent Gullett Gin Company had certain in violation Act, amended, 61 Stat. 136, 29 U.S.C. (Supp. III) § 141 et seq., U.S.C.A. and ordered their reinstatement with back pay. Although order provided deduction employees' net earnings willful losses wages, if any, refused payments made State Louisiana compensation. Court Appeals Fifth Circuit held such be deducted, modified accordingly. 179 F.2d 499. We granted certiorari because importance administration Act. 806, 47. 3 In issuing challenged acted under 10(c) 147, 160(c), which provides upon finding an unfair labor practice, shall issue cease desist requiring guilty party 'to take affirmative action including or without pay, will effectuate policies this Act * *.' 4 To has broad but not unlimited discretion. Republic Steel Corp. v. Board, 311 7, 11, 77, 79, 85 6. '(T)he power command remedial, punitive.' at page 12, 79. not, however, more mindful limits Board's discretion than we are our own limited function reviewing orders. dealing related matter cautioned: 'There aea plainly covered language area no less it. But nature things Congress could catalogue all devices stratagems circumventing Nor it define whole gamut remedies these infinite variety specific situations. met difficulties leaving adaptation means end empiric process administration. exercise was committed subject judicial review. Because relation remedy policy peculiarly administrative competence, courts enter allowable guard against danger sliding unconsciously narrow confines law into spacious domain policy.' Phelps Dodge 313 177, 194, 845, 852, 1271. 5 effectuating clearly may award pay employees. This reimbursed lost reason wrongful discharge, should deducted other employment during period, case, supra, also they failed excuse earn, 197—198, 853, 854, 6 Marshall Field & Co. 318 253, 63 585, 87 744, benefits received act were which, awarded. make reached been required 10(e) 49 454, 160(e), 160(e). on record, hold case refusing so doing did abuse its 7 Such reasonably considered decline computing whole, contended Since consideration given collateral framing reimbuse earnings, manifestly need have received. 8 argues Unemployment Compensation Fund direct benefits. With theory unable agree. Payments out funds derived taxation. True, taxes employers, thus some extent helped create fund. However, discharge any liability obligation respondent, carry social betterment benefit entire state. See Dart's La.Gen.Stat., 1939, 4434.1, 97 1936, 1, amended 164 1938, 2; re Cassaretakis, 289 N.Y. 119, 126, 44 N.E.2d 391, 394—395, affirmed sub nom. Standard Dredging Murphy, 319 306, 1067, 1416; Commission Collins, 182 Va. 426, 438, S.E.2d 388, 393. think facts show collateral. It apparent what already said failure account ordering does 'whole' phrase understood applied.1 9 Finally, urges imposes penalty beyond remedial powers because, employees, operation experience-rating record formula 1939 (Cum. Supp. 1949) §§ 4434.1 prevent qualifying lower tax rate. doubt validity ought hinge myriad provisions laws. Cf. Hearst Publications, 322 111, 122—124, 64 851, 856, 88 1170. even consequence stated assume arguendo, enter. deem described injury merely incidental effect respects effectuates federal emphasized qualify rate would primarily result law, designed public concern itself. supra. 10 Our holding supported fact when 1947, many years following practice disallowing compensation.2 During period before only two cases, both position sustained. Co., Cir., 129 169, 144 A.L.R. 394; Brashear Feight Lines, 127 198. course adopting 1947 amendments great detail earlier legislation applied Board.3 Under circumstances fair assumption reenacting petinent modification provision deal, accepted construction placed thereon approved courts. Helvering R. J. Reynolds Tobacco 306 110, 114—115, 59 423, 425, 83 536; Brewster Gage, 280 327, 337, 50 115, 117, 74 457; Norwegian Nitrogen Prod. United States, 288 294, 313—315, 53 350, 357, 358, 77 796. 11 judgment reversed remanded enforcement objectionable modification. ordered. 12 Reversed remanded. 13 Chief VINSON took part decision case. note states permit recoupment subsequently E.g., Skutnik, 268 App.Div. 51 N.Y.S.2d 711. Recoupment situations between N.L.R.B.Ann.Rep. 202, n. (1938); 100, 25 (1939); (1946). Ample evidence Committee reports accompanyng bills basis comprehensive H.R.Rep.No.245, 80th Cong., 1st Sess.; S.Rep.No.105, Sess.

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