July 29, 2025
A New Jersey farm was entitled to have a federal court weigh in on the U.S. Department of Labor's allegations that it flouted H-2A visa program requirements, the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday, finding the DOL improperly relied on in-house administrative proceedings to impose over $580,000 in fines.
April 10, 2025
A Third Circuit judge suggested Thursday that the outcome of a case alleging that a Garden State farm violated provisions of a temporary guest worker program hinges on whether it's an immigration matter or a labor dispute, a determination that should be made before the panel can view it through a post-Jarkesy lens.
July 15, 2024
A trio of U.S. Supreme Court rulings this term that dulled administrative agencies' power are likely to make an impact on how the U.S. Department of Labor enforces wage and hour law. Here, Law360 reviews six cases where their application is already becoming a point of contention.
October 23, 2023
A farm's appeal challenging whether the U.S. Department of Labor could appoint the quasi-judicial board that OK'd a nearly $557,000 fine will wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to mull a similar issue involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Third Circuit ruled.