No. 18-1419

Andrea Hirst, et al. v. SkyWest, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: ashcroft-v-iqbal context-specific fair-labor-standards-act iqbal-standard pleading-requirements rule-8 wage-violations workweek workweek-averaging
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA WageAndHour JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-06-20
Related Cases: 18-1097 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Must an employee protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act always allege wage violations averaged across a specific seven-day workweek, or may an employee plead a cause of action with alternative context-specific allegations to meet the plausibility requirements of Rule 8 and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must an employee protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act always allege wage violations averaged across a specific seven-day workweek, or may an employee plead a cause of action with alternative context-specific allegations to meet the plausibility requirements of Rule 8 and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009)?

Docket Entries

2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-06-03
Reply of petitioners Andrea Hirst, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2019-05-21
Brief of respondents Skywest, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
2019-05-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 12, 2019)
2019-04-04
Application (18A1007) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until May 11, 2019.
2019-04-01
Application (18A1007) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 11, 2019 to May 11, 2019, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Andrea Hirst, et al.
Gregory F. ColemanGreg Coleman Law P.C., Petitioner
Skywest, Inc., et al.
Shay DvoretzkyJones Day, Respondent