Supreme Court’s employer-friendly ruling: FLSA classification standard is ‘preponderance of the evidence’
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 15 unanimously ruled that employers can win lawsuits claiming they misclassified an employee as exempt if a preponderance of the evidence supports their case. The court rejected a much tougher standard—clear and convincing evidence—that would have made it easier for employees to win misclassification lawsuits.
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