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The workers seek to affirm that decision. 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It argues that individual proof is required for each worker.","The workers want the Court to affirm the lower court decision. They argue that statistical sampling is a fair method to prove unpaid wages."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 30-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 30-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 34-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 34-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 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It affects how courts handle large groups of workers with similar claims. It shapes the balance between individual proof and collective efficiency in labor disputes."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 30-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 30-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 34-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 34-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 24-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 24-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 24-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 24-36"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 26-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 26-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 36-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 36-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 46-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1146_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 46-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 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