Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 201

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 9,934 citation events across 9,030 distinct cases.

9,934citations total

9,030distinct interpreting cases

229distinct courts

3,511citations in last 5y

1941–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Alden v. Maine (1999) scotus 1,921 own cites 4× in case

#2 Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. (1981) scotus 1,369 own cites 4× in case

#3 Hensley v. Eckerhart (1983) scotus 16,716 own cites 2× in case

#4 Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co. (1974) scotus 404 own cites 4× in case

#5 Martinez v. Combs (2010) cal 359 own cites 4× in case

#6 Muniz v. Hoffman (1975) scotus 320 own cites 4× in case

#7 Bonilla v. Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. (2007) ca11 249 own cites 4× in case

#8 Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co. (1952) scotus 235 own cites 4× in case

#9 Hutto v. Finney (1979) scotus 2,240 own cites 2× in case

#10 Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital (1988) scotus 2,031 own cites 2× in case

#11 Christensen v. Harris County (2000) scotus 2,014 own cites 2× in case

#12 Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co. (1955) scotus 213 own cites 4× in case

#13 Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Sperling (1990) scotus 1,662 own cites 2× in case

#14 Reynolds v. Bement (2005) cal 154 own cites 4× in case

#15 Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk (2013) scotus 1,191 own cites 2× in case

#16 Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo (2016) scotus 943 own cites 2× in case

#17 Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez (2016) scotus 929 own cites 2× in case

#18 Marek v. Chesny (1985) scotus 914 own cites 2× in case

#19 Walling v. Harnischfeger Corp. (1945) scotus 107 own cites 4× in case

#20 Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Muscoda Local No. 123 (1944) scotus 705 own cites 2× 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.