US Supreme Court Leans Toward Business in Overtime Dispute (1)

The US Supreme Court seemed likely to reject a heightened standard of proof for employers to show that workers are exempt from overtime rules.

All parties in the case argued Tuesday, which aims to resolve a lopsided circuit split, agree the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn’t specify the standard of proof that applies to such cases.

The typically “hot” bench had few questions for those supporting employers, who say that a higher standard would impose costs on business and ultimately lead to layoffs.

On the other side, employees argued that too low a standard would fail to adequately vindicate the ...