Statute treatment: 29 C.F.R. § 825.215

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 284 citation events across 141 distinct cases.

284citations total

141distinct interpreting cases

62distinct courts

45citations in last 5y

1997–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Gary Waag v. Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. (2017) ca4 62 own cites 7× in case

#2 Csicsmann v. Sallada (2006) ca4 21 own cites 10× in case

#3 Hunt v. Rapides Healthcare System, LLC (2001) ca5 236 own cites 3× in case

#4 Sheila R. Douglas v. E.G. Baldwin & Associates, Inc. (1998) ca6 127 own cites 3× in case

#5 Paula Crawford v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2013) ca6 14 own cites 8× in case

#6 Lori Hoge, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Honda of America Mfg., Inc., Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee (2004) ca6 153 own cites 2× in case

#7 Martin v. Brevard County Public Schools (2008) ca11 149 own cites 2× in case

#8 Breeden v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (2011) cadc 32 own cites 4× in case

#9 McArdle v. Dell Products, L.P. (2008) ca5 34 own cites 3× in case

#10 Washington Convention Center Authority v. Johnson (2008) dc 33 own cites 3× in case

#11 Grace v. USCAR (2008) ca6 221 own cites 1× in case

#12 Kimberly Laing v. Federal Express Corporation (2013) ca4 195 own cites 1× in case

#13 Charles A. McBurney v. Stew Hansen's Dodge City, Inc. (2005) ca8 37 own cites 2× in case

#14 Montgomery v. State of MD (2003) ca4 37 own cites 2× in case

#15 Smith v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board (2006) ca5 17 own cites 3× in case

#16 Parker v. Hahnemann University Hospital (2002) njd 32 own cites 2× in case

#17 Oby v. Baton Rouge Marriott (2004) lamd 16 own cites 3× in case

#18 Breneisen v. Motorola, Inc. (2008) ca7 125 own cites 1× in case

#19 Eric Burke v. Wetzel County Commission (2018) wva 29 own cites 2× in case

#20 Linda S. Cooper v. Olin Corporation, Winchester Division (2001) ca8 91 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.