Oregon Restaurant and Lodging, et al v. Thomas Perez, et al

  1. September 13, 2016

    Restaurant Groups Urge High Court To Review Tip Pool Rule

    A handful of restaurant associations recently urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up an appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling that the U.S. Department of Labor can stop employers from tip pooling, saying that the rule hurts minority workers and that a circuit split on the agency's rulemaking puts restaurants in a costly bind.

  2. August 12, 2016

    High Court Should Review Tip-Pool Ruling, Says Casino

    Wynn Las Vegas has asked the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision that held the U.S. Department of Labor is empowered to restrict employers from tip-pooling, saying the appeals court decision wrongly interprets court precedent and the Fair Labor Standards Act and could lead to expansive federal agency authority.

  3. April 29, 2016

    No Need To Rethink Tipping-Pool Rule, DOL Tells 9th Circ.

    The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday said the Ninth Circuit was right to uphold an agency rule barring employers from using tip pools to boost kitchen worker wages, arguing that the decision does not conflict with previous court rulings or labor laws.

  4. February 23, 2016

    9th Circ. Says Labor Dept. Can Expand Tipping Pool Rule

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reversed a win by restaurant trade groups and revived a U.S. Department of Labor rule barring employers from using tip pools to boost the wages of kitchen workers, finding the agency was within its rights to expand an existing rule to cover all restaurants.

  5. August 13, 2015

    DOL Says 4th Circ. Ruling Not Instructive In Tip Pool Reg Case

    The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday urged the Ninth Circuit to ignore an argument that a Fourth Circuit ruling favors restaurant groups challenging the agency's attempt to bar back-of-house restaurant workers from employer-mandated tip pools.

  6. August 12, 2015

    9th Circ. Told To Weigh 4th Circ. Case In DOL Tip-Pool Appeal

    Restaurant groups battling the U.S. Department of Labor over an Oregon federal judge's ruling that the agency exceeded its authority when it barred back-of-house restaurant workers from employer-mandated tip pools informed the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday of a Fourth Circuit ruling that could favor their arguments.

  7. April 17, 2014

    DOL Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Tip-Pool Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn an Oregon federal judge's ruling that the agency exceeded its authority when it issued a rule barring back-of-house restaurant workers from employer-mandated tip pools.

  8. March 03, 2014

    DOL Tip Pool Regs Shouldn't Be Revived, 9th Circ. Told

    The restaurant groups that successfully challenged the U.S. Department of Labor's rule banning back-of-house restaurant workers from employer-mandated tip pools urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to uphold their win, saying circuit precedent foreclosed the rule.

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