GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, et al., PETITIONERS v. LAURA SYMCZYK (2013)

GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, et al., PETITIONERS v. LAURA SYMCZYK
	Term: 2012
Important Dates
	Argued: December 3, 2012
	Decided: April 16, 2013
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Sonia Sotomayor

GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, et al., PETITIONERS v. LAURA SYMCZYK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 16, 2013. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 2012.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Female employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 569 U.S. 66
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: Clarence Thomas

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.