Split U.S. High Court: DOL 2011 Regulation Must Not Affect Wage Suit

Mealey's (June 20, 2016, 12:35 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A split U.S. Supreme Court on June 20 sent an overtime dispute brought by car dealership service advisors back to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in order for the appellate panel to interpret 29 U.S. Code Section 213(b)(1)(A) in the first instance after holding that the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2011 regulation must not receive deference under Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (467 U.S. 837 [1984]) (Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Hector Navarro, et al., No. 15-415, U.S. Sup.)....