Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro

After decades of interpreting the FLSA's vehicle-sales-and-service overtime exemption to cover service advisors like Navarro (plaintiff), an interpretation the industry had come to rely on, the Department of Labor issued a 2011 regulation reversing course with only a summary, conclusory discussion rather than a reasoned explanation for the change; Navarro sued Encino (defendant) for FLSA overtime violations, the district court dismissed based on the exemption, and the Ninth Circuit reversed after granting the new regulation Chevron deference.