E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera
| E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera | |
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| Argued November 5, 2024 Decided January 15, 2025 | |
| Full case name | E.M.D. Sales, Inc., et al. v. Faustino Sanchez Carrera, et al. |
| Docket no. | 23-217 |
| Citations | 604 U.S. (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Decision | Opinion |
| Holding | |
| A preponderance-of-the-evidence standard applies when an employer seeks to show that an employee is exempt from the minimum-wage and overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kavanaugh, joined by unanimous |
| Concurrence | Gorsuch, joined by Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | |
E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, 604 U.S. ___ (2025), was a United States Supreme Court case, which unanimously held that a preponderance of evidence standard applies when an employer argues that an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The decision reiterated this standard as the default for civil ligation in the absence of a statute or constitutional case law requiring more stringent review.