In December 2015, The Guardian revealed that Cambridge Analytica had harvested data from 30 million Facebook users through a personality quiz created by employee Aleksandr Kogan. This data was used to create "psychographic profiles" of Facebook users initially sold to Ted Cruz's presidential campaign and later used by Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Though Cambridge Analytica agreed to delete this data in January 2016, reporters discovered in October that the firm continued using it despite its commitments. The breach remained largely contained until March 2018, when public revelations about Cambridge Analytica's continued data misuse caused Facebook's stock to plummet, harming investors alongside the users whose data was compromised.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted in 1938 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the New Deal to protect workers from exploitative labor practices. It established a federal minimum wage, required overtime pay for employees working more than 40 hours per week, and imposed child labor restrictions. Over time, the law has been amended to expand protections and adjust wage standards. However, the FLSA also includes several exemptions, meaning certain workers are not entitled to overtime pay. Among them are bona fide executives, agricultural workers, and outside salesmen—employees who primarily work away from their employer’s place of business. The recent Supreme Court ruling in EMD Sales, Inc. v. Carrera (2025) reaffirms this important exemption and ensures that the legal standard for classification remains consistent and reasonable.