PUNCHING IN: Spotlight on SCOTUS

Ben Penn: This week brings a potentially high-stakes Fair Labor Standards Act case to the fore at the U.S. Supreme Court, with oral arguments on Wednesday in Encino Motorcars v. Navarro , Part 2.

If the title brings to mind a sequel to the 1992 Pauly Shore masterpiece “Encino Man,” you probably need a quick refresher: This case will mark the second time in less than two years that the parties debate before the high court whether a Mercedes Benz dealership’s service advisers are exempt from federal overtime requirements. But this time, the feds are absent.

Two years ago, ...