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Employer Solutions Staffing Group, LLC v. Scalia

Petition for certiorari denied on February 22, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-660 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issues: (1) Whether the Supreme Court’s willfulness standard, which requires a showing that “the employer either knew or showed reckless disregard for the matter of whether its conduct was prohibited by the statute,” may be satisfied merely by a showing that a non-compliant employer was on notice of its general requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act but had no actual knowledge of or reason to believe that it was not complying with any requirement of the FLSA; (2) whether the Employer Solutions Staffing Group was liable for overtime wages when there was no evidence that they knew or should have known that overtime wages were not properly being paid by a low-level employee; and (3) whether the Employer Solutions Staffing Group may seek contribution under the FLSA from other joint-employers for joint and several liability for an overtime wage award.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 09 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2020)
Dec 09 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 14, 2020 to January 13, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 11 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 13, 2021.
Jan 13 2021Brief of respondent Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor in opposition filed.
Jan 25 2021Reply of petitioners Employer Solutions Staffing Group, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 27 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Feb 22 2021Petition DENIED.