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Fair Labor Standards Act: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Fair Labor Standards Act,” part of the Unions area.

59decisions
54%favorable to the petitioner
41%unanimous
3altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s14
1950s17
1960s3
1970s4
1980s5
1990s3
2000s2
2010s9
2020s2

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Fair Labor Standards Act50
Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3 (interstate commerce clause)2
Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure1
28 U.S.C. § 12521
40 U.S.C. § 2761
50 U.S.C. § 11711
40 U.S.C. § 3241
Motor Carrier Act1

All 59 decisions, newest first

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error