Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
2017 Term
Oral Argument Date
January 17, 2018
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether service advisors at car dealerships are exempt under 29 U.S.C. § 213(b)(10)(A) from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime-pay requirements.
Case Updates
Supreme Court issues favorable decision in Fair Labor Standards Act case
April 02, 2018
The Supreme Court held that “service advisors” working at car dealerships are exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The Court rejected plaintiffs’ claims, concluding that service advisors are exempt from the FLSA’s overtime requirement because they qualify as “any salesman” and are “primarily engaged in . . . servicing automobiles.” The Court explained that “[b]ecause the FLSA gives no textual indication that its exemptions should be construed narrowly, there is no reason to give them anything other than a fair (rather than a ‘narrow’) interpretation.”
U.S. Chamber asks Supreme Court to reject the canon that exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act must be narrowly construed
November 08, 2017
The U.S. Chamber, along with the National Federation of Independent Business and Retail Litigation Center, filed an amicus brief on the merits.
Matthew W. Lampe, E. Michael Rossman, and Ryan J. Watson of Jones Day served as co-counsel for the amici.
Case Documents
- Ninth Circuit Opinion -- Navarro v. Encino Motorcars, LLC (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Cert. Petition -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Automobile Dealers Association Amicus Brief -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Respondents' Brief in Opposition -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Reply Brief for Petitioner -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for Petitioner -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief (merits) -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Automobile Dealers Association, et al. Amicus Brief -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Employment Lawyers Association Amicus Brief -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO Amicus Brief -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Law Professors Amicus Brief -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for Respondents -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Senators Amicus Brief -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Reply Brieffor Petitioner Encino Motorcars2 C LLCv Navarro U S Supreme Court
- Transcript of Oral Argument -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf