49 Cited authorities

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,313 times 365 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
Los Angeles v. Lyons
461 U.S. 95 (1983) Cited 7,499 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding there is no justiciable controversy where plaintiff had once been subjected to a chokehold
McLaughlin v. Richland Shoe Co.
486 U.S. 128 (1988) Cited 1,948 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that the "plain language" of the Fair Labor Standards Act's "willful" liquidated damages standard requires that "the employer either knew or showed reckless disregard for the matter of whether its conduct was prohibited by the statute," without regard to the outrageousness of the conduct at issue
Clark v. Martinez
543 U.S. 371 (2005) Cited 921 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that § 1231 does not authorize indefinite detention
Manzarek v. Marine
519 F.3d 1025 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 2,712 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that in evaluating a complaint on a motion to dismiss, the court “accept factual allegations in the complaint as true and construe the pleadings in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party”
Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co.
485 U.S. 293 (1988) Cited 390 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the federal Natural Gas Act preempts Michigan's state law regulating the issuance of long-term securities because Michigan's regulation "impinges on a field that the federal regulatory scheme has occupied"
Vinole v. Countrywide Home Loans
571 F.3d 935 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 622 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that district court abused its discretion in certifying class by relying on uniform exemption policy "to the near exclusion of other factors"
Anderson v. Sara Lee
508 F.3d 181 (4th Cir. 2007) Cited 568 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the FLSA preempts state law claims that "depend on establishing that [the defendant] violated the FLSA"
LaChapelle v. Berkshire Life Ins. Co.
142 F.3d 507 (1st Cir. 1998) Cited 436 times
Holding that dismissal is appropriate if the plaintiffs allegations "leave no doubt" that the statute of limitations would bar the claim
In re Wells Fargo Home Mortg
571 F.3d 953 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 267 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that class certification may be denied when "a fact-intensive inquiry into each potential plaintiff's employment situation" is required
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 345,529 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 218 - Relation to other laws
29 U.S.C. § 218 Cited 442 times 14 Legal Analyses
Stating that the FLSA's minimum wage requirement does not excuse noncompliance with “any” federal law that mandates a higher wage
Section 12-541 - Malicious prosecution; false imprisonment; libel or slander; seduction or breach of promise of marriage; breach of employment contract; wrongful termination; liability created by statute; one year limitation
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-541 Cited 299 times
Providing that an action "[u]pon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture," must be brought within one year
Section 23-350 - Definitions
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 23-350 Cited 142 times 1 Legal Analyses
Defining "employer" as "any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, [or] corporation . . . employing any person"
Section 541.200 - General rule for administrative employees
29 C.F.R. § 541.200 Cited 892 times 92 Legal Analyses
Providing that the administrative exemption can also apply if the employee’s primary duty is directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer’s customers
Section 541.700 - Primary duty
29 C.F.R. § 541.700 Cited 781 times 60 Legal Analyses
Providing that determining an employee's "primary duty" requires analysis of "all the facts in a particular case," looking to the "principal, main, major or most important duty that the employee performs"
Section 541.201 - Directly related to management or general business operations
29 C.F.R. § 541.201 Cited 479 times 74 Legal Analyses
Listing examples of the functional areas related to "management or general business operations"
Section 541.202 - Discretion and independent judgment
29 C.F.R. § 541.202 Cited 453 times 57 Legal Analyses
Regarding review by supervisors
Section 541.203 - Administrative exemption examples
29 C.F.R. § 541.203 Cited 196 times 41 Legal Analyses
Describing “[a]n employee who leads a team of other employees assigned to complete major projects for the employer” and “[a]n executive assistant or administrative assistant”

Colson v. Avnet, Inc.

49 Cited authorities

Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

Holding there is no justiciable controversy where plaintiff had once been subjected to a chokehold

Holding that § 1231 does not authorize indefinite detention

Holding that in evaluating a complaint on a motion to dismiss, the court “accept factual allegations in the complaint as true and construe the pleadings in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party”

Holding that the federal Natural Gas Act preempts Michigan's state law regulating the issuance of long-term securities because Michigan's regulation "impinges on a field that the federal regulatory scheme has occupied"

Holding that district court abused its discretion in certifying class by relying on uniform exemption policy "to the near exclusion of other factors"

Holding that the FLSA preempts state law claims that "depend on establishing that [the defendant] violated the FLSA"

Holding that dismissal is appropriate if the plaintiffs allegations "leave no doubt" that the statute of limitations would bar the claim

Holding that class certification may be denied when "a fact-intensive inquiry into each potential plaintiff's employment situation" is required

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Stating that the FLSA's minimum wage requirement does not excuse noncompliance with “any” federal law that mandates a higher wage

Providing that an action "[u]pon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture," must be brought within one year

Defining "employer" as "any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, [or] corporation . . . employing any person"

Providing that the administrative exemption can also apply if the employee’s primary duty is directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer’s customers

Providing that determining an employee's "primary duty" requires analysis of "all the facts in a particular case," looking to the "principal, main, major or most important duty that the employee performs"

Listing examples of the functional areas related to "management or general business operations"

Regarding review by supervisors

Describing “[a]n employee who leads a team of other employees assigned to complete major projects for the employer” and “[a]n executive assistant or administrative assistant”