Long Island Care v. Coke
United States Supreme Court
551 U.S. 158 (2007)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Evelyn Coke (plaintiff) was a domestic worker employed by Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. and its owner, Maryann Osborne (defendants). Coke provided “companionship services” to elderly and sick men and women. Coke sued the defendants under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), alleging that they failed to pay her minimum and overtime wages required by the FLSA. The FLSA excluded from coverage employees who were “employed in domestic service employment” and provided “companionship services.” The Department of Labor promulgated regulations exempting companionship workers regardless of whether they were paid by the families for whom they provided services or whether they were paid by third-party employers. The district court found that the Department’s regulation regarding third-party employers was binding and dismissed the case. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed. The defendants appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Breyer, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 805,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
