Updated: May 11, 2021
On April 2, 2018, in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision favorable for employers, especially those facing misclassification claims. In this decision, the Court rejected the principle that the FLSA should be construed narrowly and ruled that service advisors who work for auto dealerships are not entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
Full text of the opinion can be found here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1362_gfbh.pdf