April 15, 2026
The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision that classes of shuttle truck drivers fall under an exemption to federal overtime requirements comes as multiple appellate courts are grappling with the contours of the 90-year-old carveout and as U.S. lawmakers try again to do away with it. Here, Law360 explores the debate.
April 03, 2026
Shuttle truck drivers who hauled automobile parts between storage lots and a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Chicago were engaged in interstate commerce and thus exempt from federal overtime requirements, the Seventh Circuit has ruled, affirming a win for their employers in two consolidated class actions.