Are home health workers employed by third parties covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act companionship exemption as asserted by the U.S. Dept. of Labor? Or are such workers entitled to overtime, as the Second Circuit rules? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to give deference to the DOL’s interpretation in its review. Long Island Care at Home Ltd. V. Coke.

The Justices also agreed to review a Tenth Circuit decision allowing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to sue Coca-Cola Bottling Co. for a firing decision made by an HR employee who had no discriminatory motive, but who had based the termination on reports made by a racially biased supervisor. BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. EEOC.