Statute treatment: 29 C.F.R. § 790.8

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 228 citation events across 114 distinct cases.

228citations total

114distinct interpreting cases

55distinct courts

42citations in last 5y

1956–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Perez v. Mountaire Farms, Inc. (2011) ca4 99 own cites 6× in case

#2 Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk (2014) scotus 118 own cites 5× in case

#3 Rutti v. Lojack Corp., Inc. (2010) ca9 64 own cites 4× in case

#4 Gonzalez v. Farmington Foods, Inc. (2003) ilnd 20 own cites 7× in case

#5 Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc. (2003) ca1 52 own cites 4× in case

#6 Abdela Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc., D/B/A Barber Foods (2004) ca1 24 own cites 5× in case

#7 Martin v. City of Richmond (2007) cand 12 own cites 7× in case

#8 Riggs v. United States (1990) cc 26 own cites 4× in case

#9 Michael Ballaris v. Wacker Siltronic Corporation, a Foreign Corporation (2004) ca9 104 own cites 2× in case

#10 Bobo v. United States (1997) uscfc 24 own cites 4× in case

#11 Steiner v. Mitchell (1956) scotus 381 own cites 1× in case

#12 United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1473 v. Hormel Foods Corp. (2016) wis 18 own cites 4× in case

#13 Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp. (2014) scotus 254 own cites 1× in case

#14 Franklin v. Kellogg Co. (2010) ca6 49 own cites 2× in case

#15 De Asencio v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (2007) ca3 48 own cites 2× in case

#16 Ted L. Lindow v. United States (1984) ca9 222 own cites 1× in case

#17 Amos v. United States (1987) cc 21 own cites 3× in case

#18 Alvarez v. IBP, Inc. (2003) ca9 204 own cites 1× in case

#19 Anderson v. Perdue Farms, Inc. (2009) almd 13 own cites 4× in case

#20 Chao v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (2008) alnd 17 own cites 3× 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.