September 23, 2015
The U.S. Department of Labor recently agreed to fork over $1.5 million in a wage-and-hour case the Fifth Circuit called "indefensible," delivering a strong rebuke that management-side attorneys say offers support to employers defending against aggressive tactics by agencies that regulate the workplace.
September 17, 2015
The U.S. Department of Labor has agreed to pay $1.5 million in a settlement with oil field service company Gate Guard Services LP, after the Fifth Circuit held that the agency violated internal procedures and ethical litigation practices "at nearly every turn" in an investigation of the company's use of independent contractors.
April 08, 2014
A Texas federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Department of Labor to pay Gate Guard Services LP, which records traffic for oil fields, nearly $600,000 in attorneys' fees and other expenses after Gate Guard was accused of owing millions of dollars in fines and back pay to independent contractors.