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

McLaughlin v. Richland Shoe Co.

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

Icicle Seafoods, Inc. v. Worthington

Holding that a court of appeals "should not simply have made factual findings on its own"

Western World Ins. Co. v. Stack Oil, Inc.

Holding that a fact admitted by the defendant in its amended answer was thereby conclusively established against the defendant

Amnesty America v. Town of West Hartford

Holding that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 does not require the Court "to perform an independent review of the record to find proof of a factual dispute"

Ramos v. Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc.

Holding that a group of warehouse "captains" in an employer's warehouse fell within the scope of the executive exemption even though the captains only exercised supervisory responsibility over teams of warehouse "pickers," which the Court determined to be customarily recognized departments of the employer

Reich v. John Alden Life Ins. Co.

Holding that "representing the company" qualified as administrative work

Young v. Cooper Cameron Corp.

Holding that an FLSA plaintiff's "entitlement to fees and costs extends to [an] appeal"

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

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

Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

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 255 - Statute of limitations

Recognizing that not all FLSA wage and overtime claims are willful

Section 541.100 - General rule for executive employees

Requiring payment "on a salary basis at a rate of not less than $455 per week"

Section 541.201 - Directly related to management or general business operations

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

Section 541.202 - Discretion and independent judgment

Regarding review by supervisors

Section 541.701 - Customarily and regularly

Section 142-2.14 - Employee

Describing the elements of the administrative and executive exemptions to New York Labor Law