Overtime pay for service advisors
Encino Motorcars v. Navarro
In brief
The Supreme Court overturned the Ninth Circuit’s judgment and sent the service advisors’ case back to that court.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided 5-4 · April 2, 2018 · Opinion by Justice Thomas
- What it’s about
- Hector Navarro and other service advisors at Encino Motorcars sought overtime pay under federal law, raising whether their jobs qualified for an exemption for some dealership workers.
- Who it affects
- The Ninth Circuit’s judgment in the service advisors’ case no longer stands.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court overturned the Ninth Circuit’s judgment and sent the case back to that court (remanded).
Hector Navarro and other Encino Motorcars service advisors sought overtime pay for work that included identifying customers’ service needs and selling service solutions.
Federal law exempts some dealership workers from overtime, and the case concerns whether service advisors qualify.
Question presented
Whether service advisors at car dealerships are exempt under 29 U.S.C. §213(b)(10)(A) from the FLSA's overtime-pay requirements.
What the Court decided
Holding
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ. joined.
- Result
- Reversed
The vote
What's next
The case returns to the Ninth Circuit for further proceedings.
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