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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

SCOTUS: Preponderance of the evidence standard for FLSA exemptions

New Supreme Court Decision! Today, the Supreme Court held that employers looking to prove an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA must do so by a "preponderance of the evidence." This is, of course, the standard burden of proof in civil litigation. Some courts, however, had applied a higher standard like "clear and convincing evidence." Here in the Third Circuit, some cases have used language like "plainly and unmistakably." Today's decision makes clear that preponderance of the evidence is the standard.

You can read the full decision here

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