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Arvind Gupta v. Headstrong, Inc., et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 20-3657 · judgment October 19, 2021
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Second Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before, and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
Question 1: Whether employers can have a legally enforceable private settlement and release agreement with the nonimmigrant worker in violation of‘INA’ requirements. Question 2: In the absence of any complaint, claim or counterclaim by employer for breach of contract by nonimmigrant worker, did the district court properly award attorneys’ fees to the employer. Question 3: Did Headstrong, Inc. comply with required wage obligations for the period of violations found by the Administrator (Wage-Hour) and the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Arvind Gupta
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Unions (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
21A534
Proceedings
- Oct 03 2022Petition DENIED.
- Jul 20 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
- Jun 03 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2022)
- Mar 23 2022Application (21A534) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until June 5, 2022.
- Mar 18 2021Application (21A534) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2022 to June 5, 2022, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.