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Podcast: Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
Episode: E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera (Labor / Overtime Wages)
Description: Send us Fan MailE.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera (Decided January 15, 2025)In E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, the Supreme Court considered the standard of proof employers must meet to classify employees as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime-pay provisions.The case arose when sales representatives sued E.M.D. Sales, alleging they were improperly denied overtime pay under the FLSA. E.M.D. argued that the employees were exempt as "outside salesmen," but the lower courts required "clear and convincing evidence" to prove the exemption...