Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio

Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

Barrentine v. Ark.-Best Freight Sys.

Holding that Fair Labor Standards Act claims may be brought in federal court notwithstanding an arbitration provision in a CBA

Kaucher v. County of Bucks

Holding risk of contracting infection from inmate inherent to corrections officer's employment, even if contraction resulted from "unsanitary and dangerous conditions" at correctional facility

Marino v. Industrial Crating Co.

Holding that, on a motion for summary judgment, "the non-moving party's evidence is to be believed and all justifiable inferences are to be drawn in [its] favor"

Hugh v. Butler Cty. Family YMCA

Holding that one's "satisfactory performance of duties, leading to a promotion, does establish a plaintiff's qualification for a job"

Boyle v. County of Allegheny Pennsylvania

In Boyle, we held that testimony by two out of three members of a hiring authority stating that a position did not require political affiliation created a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the position was a policymaking one.

Andreoli v. Gates

Holding five-month time period between complaint and first adverse action insufficient by itself to support inference of causation

In re Bressman

Finding that fees paid to defend the debtor against criminal charges arising from the collapse of the debtor's business were not in connection with the bankruptcy

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Section 1331 - Federal question

Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."

Rule 4 - Summons

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Section 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction

Holding that in civil actions proceeding in federal court based solely on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the district court "shall not have supplemental jurisdiction" over "claims by plaintiffs against persons made parties under Rule . . . 24" or "over claims by persons . . seeking to intervene as plaintiffs under Rule 24," if "exercising supplemental jurisdiction over such claims would be inconsistent with the jurisdictional requirements of section 1332"

Rule 23 - Class Actions

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Section 216 - Penalties

Holding employers liable for “unpaid minimum wages, or their unpaid overtime compensation”

Section 207 - Maximum hours

Establishing overtime rules

Section 213 - Exemptions

Exempting from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act "any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who (because of age or infirmity) are unable to care for themselves (as such terms are defined and delimited by regulations of the Secretary)"

Section 31502 - Requirements for qualifications, hours of service, safety, and equipment standards

Granting Secretary of Transportation authority to prescribe maximum hours for motor carrier employees

Section 260.1 - Short title

Section 785.19 - Meal

Recognizing that bona fide meal periods lasting for less than 30 minutes may be uncompensated in certain situations

Section 782.2 - Requirements for exemption in general

Noting that the determination must look to what an employee does in "the ordinary course of his work"

Section 785.11 - General

Interpreting the "suffer or permit to work" requirement to mean that an employer violates the FLSA when it "knows or has reason to believe that he is continuing to work and the time is working time."