Statute treatment: 29 C.F.R. § 541.201

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 591 citation events across 267 distinct cases.

591citations total

267distinct interpreting cases

75distinct courts

193citations in last 5y

1975–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Samuel Calderon v. GEICO General Insurance Company (2015) ca4 72 own cites 8× in case

#2 Combs v. SKYRIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (2008) calctapp 50 own cites 7× in case

#3 Schaefer-LaRose v. Eli Lilly & Co. (2012) ca7 73 own cites 4× in case

#4 Desmond v. PNGI Charles Town Gaming, L.L.C. (2009) ca4 45 own cites 5× in case

#5 Susie Bigger v. Facebook, Inc. (2020) ca7 135 own cites 3× in case

#6 Matthew Dewan v. M-I, L.L.C. (2017) ca5 55 own cites 4× in case

#7 Reich v. John Alden Life Insurance (1997) ca1 239 own cites 2× in case

#8 Smidt v. Porter (2005) iowa 92 own cites 2× in case

#9 Neary v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance (2007) ctd 23 own cites 4× in case

#10 Clark v. Shop24 Global, LLC (2015) ohsd 15 own cites 5× in case

#11 Gregory Lutz v. Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (2016) ca6 21 own cites 4× in case

#12 Roe-Midgett v. CC Services, Inc. (2008) ca7 72 own cites 2× in case

#13 Frank Foster v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (2013) ca6 30 own cites 3× in case

#14 Paul O. Spinden v. Gs Roofing Products Company, Inc. (1996) ca8 49 own cites 2× in case

#15 Amendola v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (2008) nysd 48 own cites 2× in case

#16 Global Computer Enterprises, Inc. v. United States (2009) uscfc 46 own cites 2× in case

#17 Bollinger v. Residential Capital, LLC (2012) wawd 9 own cites 5× in case

#18 Veronica R. Grage v. Northern States Power Co. - MN (2015) ca8 36 own cites 2× in case

#19 Heffelfinger v. Electronic Data Systems Corp. (2008) cacd 7 own cites 6× in case

#20 Darveau v. Detecon, Inc. (2008) ca4 151 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.