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Client Alert: Loper Bright Matters: Fifth Circuit Vacates Agency Action That Had Survived Under Chevron Deference

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In a long-awaited decision in Restaurant Law Center v. US Department of Labor, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a US Department of Labor (DOL) regulation governing the way tipped employees are paid,...more

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Appeals Court Strikes Down Onerous 80/20/30 Tip Credit Rule: 7 Things Hospitality Employers Should Know About This Win

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A federal appeals court just delivered some good news to hospitality employers by blocking the Department of Labor’s infamous 80/20/30 rule, providing immediate relief to employers around the country by vacating the...more

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Overtime Shockwaves: Federal Appeals Court to Decide Fate of Salary Basis Test in Wake of Groundbreaking SCOTUS Decision

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If one Texas employer has its way, we wouldn’t be fighting over whether the Department of Labor has the right to raise the floor of the salary basis test for determining OT exempt status – we’d instead conclude that the...more

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"Amateurism" Eroding: The Third Circuit Opens the Door to Employee Status for College Athletes Under the FLSA

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On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Johnson v. NCAA, No. 22-1223, (3d Cir. July 11, 2024) that college athletes may be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

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Are College Athletes Considered Employees? Court Denies NCAA Appeal in Win for Athletes

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The possibility remains that college athletes could be considered employees under federal minimum-wage laws, following a U.S Appeals Court ruling on Thursday. The NCAA had sought a definitive ruling to prevent athletes...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Circuit: Reverses Motion to Dismiss—Generic Manufacturer’s Label Combined with its Expansive Public Statements Plausibly...

The Federal Circuit reversed a decision from the District of Delaware dismissing a case for failing to plead induced infringement because the totality of the evidence raised fact questions that could not be resolved on a...more

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Department of Labor Rule Increasing Exempt Employee Salary Threshold Faces Legal Challenges

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Final Rule increasing the salary threshold for certain exempt workers is facing multiple legal challenges (as widely anticipated). As the July 1 effective date of the salary changes looms,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

On-Call Time Not Compensable if Employee Not Restricted

In the days before cellphones, employees required to remain on-call for work were generally entitled to compensation for time spent at home waiting for the landline to ring. Given the ubiquity of mobile communication...more

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Fresh From The Oven: Appeals Court Tosses Out Rulings on Pizza-Delivery Driver Mileage Rates, Serves Several Wins for Employers

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An appeals court just ruled that pizza companies do not need to use the Internal Revenue Service’s standard mileage rate when reimbursing their delivery drivers for the actual costs of using their vehicles for work. In...more

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Eleventh Circuit Finds Volunteer Golf Attendants Not Entitled to Compensation Under the FLSA

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On March 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (covering Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action wage and hour lawsuit brought by three golf course attendants...more

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10th Circuit Reverses Class Certification in Claimed Off-the-Clock Case

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Court also holds that arbitrability questions must be resolved by the arbitrator - The 10th Circuit has decided two significant issues in an otherwise garden-variety off-the-clock case, one relating to arbitration and the...more

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Littler Lightbulb – October Employment Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month. ...more

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Sixth Circuit Rejects Traditional Certification Process in FLSA Collective Actions, Deepening Circuit Court Divide

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In Clark v. A&L Homecare & Training Ctr., LLC, 68 F.4th 1003 (6th Cir. 2023), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently created a new standard for its district courts to employ when determining whether to authorize notice...more

White and Williams LLP

Third Circuit Adopts Majority Approach for Determining Whether Time Spent Donning and Doffing Must Be Compensated Under the FLSA

On August 16, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit clarified the test courts should use when determining whether workplace uniforms or safety gear are integral and indispensable to an employee's principal...more

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A Welcome Sea Change For Employers Defending FLSA Collective Action Cases

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A major change in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour jurisprudence has taken place, with BakerHostetler at the helm. In Clark, et al. v. A&L Home Care & Training Center, the Southern District of Ohio conditionally...more

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How to Avoid FLSA Violations When Requiring Workers to Use PTO

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A federal appeals court recently held that employers don’t run afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act if they involuntarily reduce workers’ PTO balances. The case addressed deductions for drops in productivity, but it may...more

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Employers Should Revamp Pay Practices Following Labor Rulings

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New direction from court rulings has caught the attention of employment lawyers, signaling that employers should be auditing and adjusting their pay practices. The rulings involve one of the oldest employment laws—the...more

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Legal Challenge to FLSA 80/20 Rule Headed Back to Fifth Circuit

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On July 6, 2023, a federal court in Texas rejected a challenge to the United States Department of Labor’s 80/20 Rule, which applies to employers that take a tip credit toward their minimum wage obligation under the Fair Labor...more

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Sixth Circuit Adopts New Certification Procedure Under the FLSA

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides a process by which an employee or a small group of employees can sue for unpaid wages, often in the form of overtime, and can also claim to be representing all others “similarly...more

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Appeals Court Sets New Standard in Federal Wage and Hour Collective Actions: 4 Biggest Takeaways for Employers

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An appeals court just raised the bar for employees seeking to notify other potential plaintiffs about collective wage and hour claims under federal law. Employees may bring such claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act on...more

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Sixth Circuit Adopts New Certification Process in FLSA Collective Actions

On May 19, 2023, in Clark v. A&L Home Care and Training Center, LLC., the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected the familiar two-step certification procedure in collective actions under the Fair Labor...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Appeals Court Reopens Door for Injunction to Stop the New Tip Rule

In 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued new regulations dealing with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s tip credit. The tip credit allows employers to pay a $2.13 hourly minimum wage to tipped...more

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Littler Lightbulb – April Employment Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal over the last month. ...more

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Littler Lightbulb – March Employment Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal over the last month....more

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The Third Circuit Concludes that “Salary” Does Not Include PTO

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On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (covering Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) held that paid time off is not part of an employee’s salary for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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