Justice Berdon implored his colleagues not to place a confession on the same level as any other evidential ruling during the ...

On Jan. 15, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, which clarified that employers need only prove ...

Employers facing lawsuits or government investigations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must demonstrate ...

Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. Burden of proof is a legal standard that determines if a legal claim is valid or invalid based on the evidence produced.

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Verbal agreements, while legally binding in common law, often fall short of meeting ... the importance of written agreements in discharging the burden of proof cannot be overstated.

Kavanaugh said that a preponderance of the evidence is the typical burden of proof in civil litigation, and nothing in the FLSA justified applying a higher bar. "Rather than choose sides in a ...