Opinion Summary: E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera | Date Decided: 1/15/25 | Case No. 23-217
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Case Info: E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera | Date Decided: 1/15/25 | Case No. 23-217
Link to Docket: Here.
Question Presented: Whether the burden of proof that employers must satisfy to demonstrate the applicability of an FLSA exemption is a mere preponderance of the evidence-as six circuits hold-or clear and convincing evidence, as the Fourth Circuit alone holds.
Holding: The preponderance of the evidence standard applies when an employer seeks to demonstrate that an employee is exempt from the minimum-wage and overtime-pay provisions of the FLSA.
Result: Reversed and remanded.
Voting Breakdown: 9-0. Justice Kavanaugh delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Justice Gorsuch filed a concurring opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined.
Link to Opinion: Here.
Oral Advocates:
- For petitioners: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.; and Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
- For respondents: Lauren E. Bateman, Washington, D. C.
Website Link to Oral Argument: Here.
Apple Podcast Link to Oral Argument: Here.