U.S. Supreme Court to Clarify Burden of Proof For FLSA Exemptions
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U.S. Supreme Court to Clarify Burden of Proof For FLSA Exemptions

We recently posted an article on Hunton’s Retail Law Resource blog regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant cert E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera.  In that case, the Supreme Court is expected to clarify the burden of proof that employers must meet in order to prove that employees are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Our full analysis on the pending Supreme Court Case can be found at: U.S. Supreme Court to Clarify Burden of Proof For FLSA Exemptions.

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