Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 2801

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 32 citation events across 32 distinct cases.

32citations total

32distinct interpreting cases

18distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

2001–2024year range

Top 19 leading cases

#1 Jimmie E. Small v. Elaine E. Chao, Secretary of the Department of Labor (2005) ca7 152 own cites 1× in case

#2 Anthoine v. North Central Counties Consortium (2010) ca9 110 own cites 1× in case

#3 Winslow v. Aroostook County (2013) ca1 46 own cites 1× in case

#4 City of Beloit v. Local 643 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio (2001) ca7 21 own cites 1× in case

#5 Morales v. NYS Department of Labor (2012) nynd 18 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States Ex Rel. Ziebell v. Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc. (2015) ca7 15 own cites 1× in case

#7 Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate (2003) hid 9 own cites 1× in case

#8 Brown v. Rotenberg (2017) nywd 6 own cites 1× in case

#9 State Board of Education v. Mullins (2009) ala 5 own cites 1× in case

#10 Slovinec v. Georgetown University (2017) dcd 5 own cites 1× in case

#11 Municipality of San Juan v. Human Resources Occupational Development Council (2005) prd 4 own cites 1× in case

#12 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (2013) pacommwct 4 own cites 1× in case

#13 Greo v. Trujillo (2003) prd 4 own cites 1× in case

#14 South Alabama Skills Training Consortium v. Ford (2008) alacivapp 12 own cites 1× in case

#15 Richards v. City of Lowell (2007) mad 3 own cites 1× in case

#16 Caraballo Seda v. Javier Rivera (2003) prd 3 own cites 1× in case

#17 MacHie v. Nguyen (2011) dcd 3 own cites 1× in case

#18 Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation v. United States Department of Labor (2006) ca11 1 own cites 1× in case

#19 Gonzalez-Caratini v. Garcia-Padilla (2003) prd 1 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.