Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 212

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 99 citation events across 70 distinct cases.

99citations total

70distinct interpreting cases

44distinct courts

14citations in last 5y

1940–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc. (1980) scotus 649 own cites 3× in case

#2 McLaughlin v. McGee Bros. Co., Inc. (1988) ncwd 14 own cites 9× in case

#3 Mildred Lee Rogers v. Frito-Lay, Incorporated, Howard L. Moon v. Roadway Express, Inc. (1980) ca5 174 own cites 2× in case

#4 Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Funtime, Inc., a Corporation (1992) ca6 48 own cites 3× in case

#5 Solis v. Laurelbrook Sanitarium and School, Inc. (2011) ca6 74 own cites 2× in case

#6 State Ex Rel. King v. Lyons (2011) nm 56 own cites 2× in case

#7 Margaret Louise Breitwieser and James J. Breitwieser v. Kms Industries, Inc., D/B/A Advo Systems (1972) ca5 38 own cites 2× in case

#8 Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Lenroot (1945) scotus 135 own cites 1× in case

#9 Dole v. Solid Waste Services, Inc. (1989) paed 30 own cites 2× in case

#10 Gulf King Shrimp Company v. W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor (1969) ca5 103 own cites 1× in case

#11 Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Jerry Brandel, Individually, and D/B/A Jerry Brandel Farms (1984) ca6 92 own cites 1× in case

#12 France v. SOUTHERN EQUIPMENT CO. (2010) wva 18 own cites 2× in case

#13 McLaughlin v. Stineco, Inc. (1988) flmd 10 own cites 3× in case

#14 National Association of Farmworkers Organizations v. Ray Marshall, Secretary, Department of Labor (1980) cadc 53 own cites 1× in case

#15 James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Joseph Hausman, D/B/A Alice Meat Company (1958) ca5 50 own cites 1× in case

#16 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (1973) paed 49 own cites 1× in case

#17 John Roe I v. Bridgestone Corp. (2007) insd 41 own cites 1× in case

#18 Acosta v. Paragon Contractors Corp. (2018) ca10 40 own cites 1× in case

#19 Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. David Dillion, an Individual (1973) ca10 39 own cites 1× in case

#20 Redlands Foothill Groves v. Jacobs (1940) casd 30 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.