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Supreme Court Holds FLSA Exemptions Do Not Require Heightened Evidence Standards
The U. S. Supreme Court unanimously decided in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera that the standard of “preponderance of the ...
The National Law Review10d
The High Court’s Low Bar: FLSA Exemption Disputes and the Standard of Review
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, authored by ...
JD Supra9d
Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof for Employers in FLSA Exemption Cases
Employers facing lawsuits or government investigations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must demonstrate ...
Kaleido Scope9y
Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that ensures employees are treated fairly and accurately compensated for their time worked. The FLSA determines the exempt or nonexempt status of ...
JD Supra16d
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies That Employers Are Not Required to Meet Heightened Standard of Proof to Establish an FLSA Exemption Applies
Employers do not need to meet a heightened standard of proof to establish an exemption from the minimum wage and overtime ...
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Purdue and FLSA
The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. For a full ...
Law23d
High Court Rejects 'Heightened' Standard for Employers Defending FLSA Cases
The distributor argued that the plaintiffs fall under the law's exemption for "outside salesm ... only demonstrate the applicability of an FLSA exemption by a "preponderance of the evidence ...
Reuters24d
US Supreme Court boosts companies' defense in wage lawsuits
Lawyers for EMD Sales and a group of its sales workers who claim they are owed overtime pay did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The FLSA exempts various groups of workers from its ...