Cases --- April 1st through 7th, 2018

Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease

*Morgan v. Baker Hughes Incorporated (10th Cir.,

April 3, 2018) (reversing judgment as a matter of law: material disputes remain forresolution as to Baker Hughes' forklift safety procedures)

Wages

Encino Motorcars, LLC, v. Navarro (U.S., April 2, 2018) (reversing 9th Circuit and holding that service advisors are “salesm[e]n . . . primarily engaged in. . . servicing automobiles,” and they are thus exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime-payrequirement)


*Cases marked with an asterisk are cases the 10th Circuit does not consider binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. They may be cited, however, for persuasive value under Fed.R.App.P. 32.1 and 10th Cir.R. 32.1.

Labels: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), Tenth Circuit, United States Supreme Court, Wages, Workers Compensation