National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.

Summary

The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, ruling that the party claiming supervisory status under the NLRA bears the burden of proof, and rejecting the Board's categorical exclusion of professional judgment from the statutory term 'independent judgment.' Justice Stevens, concurring in part and dissenting in part, would have deferred to the Board's interpretation of independent judgment and would have reversed the judgment of the Court of Appeals rather than affirming it on the ground of burden of proof.