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Rumberger | Kirk

No Extra Hurdles for Employers Claiming Overtime Exemptions: High Court Rules FLSA Does Not Require Stricter Evidence Standards

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In a unanimous opinion decided January 15, 2025, E.M.D. Sales, Inc., v. Carrerra et al., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the less stringent preponderance of evidence standard, instead of the clear and convincing evidence...more

Butler Snow LLP

SCOTUS Confirms Lower Standard of Proof for Employers Claiming FLSA Exemptions

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Last month the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) delivered a pro-employer ruling on the standard of proof required under certain provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, the...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for Proving FLSA Exemptions

Employers are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court last week unanimously confirmed the application of a “preponderance of the evidence” standard to an employer’s burden of proof when it seeks to establish...more

Maynard Nexsen

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Proof for FLSA Exemptions

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that employers do not face an unusually high standard to prove exemptions under wage and overtime laws, ending the Fourth Circuit’s stricter approach for employers in five...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Supreme Court Rejects Higher Evidence Standards for the FLSA

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that higher evidentiary standards do not apply to overtime exemption classification disputes under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

Morgan Lewis

US Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for Proving FLSA Exemptions

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The US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on January 15, 2025 in EMD Sales Inc. v. Carrera clarifying the evidentiary standard employers must meet to show that an employee is exempt from overtime and minimum wage...more

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US Supreme Court Clarifies That FLSA Worker Exemption Disputes Should Be Determined on a Preponderance-of-the-Evidence Evidentiary...

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On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Fourth Circuit’s attempt to require an employer to meet a higher evidentiary standard to establish that its workers fell under one of the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Higher Standard of Proof for Overtime Exemptions

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In a win for employers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera that employers need only prove an exemption from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by a “preponderance of the...more

Fisher Phillips

SCOTUS Delivers Win to Employers in Overtime Exemption Cases by Rejecting Higher Standard of Proof: Key Takeaways

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The Supreme Court just handed businesses a win when it weighed in on how much evidence an employer needs to show a court to prove it correctly classified employees as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay. As we correctly...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Supreme Court Clarifies Employer’s Burden of Proof Standard for Establishing Overtime Exemptions

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A unanimous Supreme Court recently clarified the burden of proof an employer must meet to establish that an employee is exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Prior to this decision,...more

Brooks Pierce

Counting Down to the New Year: Ten “Need-to-Know” Labor and Employment Developments of 2024

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2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more

Sands Anderson PC

Upcoming Supreme Court Case to settle FLSA Burden of Proof for Parties

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Burdens of proof can be a mundane issue to discuss. Addressing the standard by which a fact finder decides a legal claim between opposing parties does not generate much enthusiasm with legal scholars. Nevertheless, the burden...more

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5 SCOTUS Cases for Employers to Track as 2024/2025 Term Begins

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The Supreme Court will begin a new term on October 7, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. The Justices will grapple with wage and hour issues, coverage under the Americans...more

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SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

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The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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SCOTUS to Ponder Proof in Wage Misclassification Case: 5 Steps for Employers to Comply with Overtime Exemption Rules

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What evidence does an employer need to show a court to prove it correctly classified employees as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay? The Supreme Court announced on June 17 that it will address a disagreement among...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New SCOTUS Case Could Make Fair Labor Standards Act Claims More Difficult for Employers to Defend

The Supreme Court will soon hear a wage and hour case with massive implications for employers defending claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Depending on the outcome, the high court’s decision could make it far...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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SCOTUS 2023 Lookback and 2024 Preview: 7 Critical Decisions All Employers Should Review and 3 New Cases to Track

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The Supreme Court’s blockbuster decisions last term dominated the headlines – and many rulings will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an...more

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Are Your Highly Compensated Employees Exempt Under FLSA?

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On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an important decision under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. et al. v. Michael J. Hewitt, the Court determined that...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Helix Supreme Court Decision Finds That Daily Pay Rate Employee Making Six Figure Income Can Collect Overtime Under FLSA

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On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt finding that a daily-rate worker who earned over $200,000 annually was not exempt from the Fair...more

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Supreme Court Finds Highly Compensated Supervisor Entitled to Overtime Pay Under the FLSA

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In a recent opinion (Helix Energy Sols. Grp., Inc. v Hewitt), the Supreme Court held that a highly compensated supervisor paid on a daily-rate basis was not an executive exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA)...more

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SCOTUS Holds Highly Compensated Daily-Rate Employees May Be Entitled to Overtime

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On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court clarified the requirements for highly compensated employees to be considered executives exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Helix Energy Solutions...more

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Supreme Court Holds that Daily-Rate Employees are Entitled to Overtime Compensation

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In Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an important decision regarding whether highly compensated employees paid on a daily-rate basis were entitled to overtime...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies a “Day-Rate” Does Not Meet the FLSA “Salary Basis” Test, Even for Highly Compensated Employees

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”) created the right to a minimum wage and overtime pay. The FLSA also provides exemptions to overtime pay requirements for certain employees. Under the “bona fide executive”...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Highly Compensated Daily-Rate Employees Qualify for Overtime Pay

On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Helix Energy Solutions v. Hewitt that highly compensated employees paid on a daily rate basis, rather than on a salary basis, are not exempt from the Fair Labor Standards...more

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