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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

16-1189

Issues: (1) Whether the Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits an employer from using compensation paid to employees for non-compensable, bona fide meal breaks that it included in their regular rate of pay as a credit against compensation owed for work time; and (2) whether an agency’s interpretation of a statute advanced for the first time in litigation is entitled to Skidmore v. Swift & Co. deference.

 

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 6, 2017, 11:23 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/06/petition-of-the-day-1171/