November 22, 2023
An appellate opinion may breathe new life into a case that a lower court dismissed, or throw out a decision with instructions to conduct a fresh analysis that adopts a new legal test. Here, Law360 reviews what happened in five minimum wage and overtime cases where an appellate ruling changed the course of the litigation.
June 29, 2023
In the first half of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a highly paid oil rig worker was entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act and a federal circuit court adopted a new approach to wage and hour collective actions. Here, Law360 recaps five rulings so far this year.
May 11, 2023
Restaurant Law Center Executive Director Angelo Amador spoke with Law360 about the group’s recent Fifth Circuit win in a case challenging a federal tip credit rule, and why such challenges to regulations are necessary.
May 03, 2023
The Fifth Circuit's finding that a U.S. Department of Labor minimum wage rule has caused irreparable harm to restaurants by imposing $177 million in annual compliance costs is likely to be overshadowed by an upcoming ruling where the price tag isn't a factor, attorneys told Law360. Here, Law360 answers questions raised as a Texas federal court considers the DOL rule.
May 01, 2023
A Texas federal court should have prevented a U.S. Department of Labor rule regulating tipped wages from staying in place, the Fifth Circuit found, saying that the costs the rule imposes on employers were enough to show irreparable harm.
January 24, 2023
Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings reining in federal agencies that overstep their mandate from Congress are likely to be the anchor of legal challenges to recent Wage and Hour Division rules, former agency officials told Law360.
January 02, 2023
In 2023, cases making their way through the judicial pipeline are poised to leave a mark on wage and hour law. From Fair Labor Standards Act suits covering numerous workers to the U.S. Department of Labor's power to define overtime exemptions, here are five cases to watch.
January 02, 2023
Franchisee-driven data privacy litigation against hotels, a push for a U.S. Supreme Court review of a lawsuit over public accommodations' accessibility for the disabled and a closer eye on COVID-19 science in suits involving pandemic-related insurance coverage are some of the cases that will dominate the hospitality landscape in 2023.
December 06, 2022
A Fifth Circuit panel seemed conflicted Tuesday on whether the estimated costs triggered by a U.S. Department of Labor rule regulating tipped wages were enough to halt the rule, as the appeals court is mulling a Texas federal court's decision letting the rule stand.
November 23, 2022
In the next couple of months, federal appeals courts will hear cases questioning the U.S. Department of Labor's rulemaking powers and whether the U.S. Supreme Court's recent antitrust ruling for college athletes opens the door for them to pursue employee wages. Here, Law360 previews five oral arguments to keep an eye on.