On Friday, August 23, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a Final Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor that sought to restrict when employers could claim a “tip credit” under...more
8/29/2024
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This week, a federal judge in Texas issued an order that effectively reinstated independent contractor regulations that were issued at the end of the Trump Administration but never took effect.
As a result of the court’s...more
On July 30, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule under the Administrative Procedure Act that rescinds regulatory changes that governed when “joint employer” status arises under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The...more