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Texas court upholds Biden administration’s rule on ESG Investing for ERISA fiduciaries

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In a recent decision by the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2022 Rule (the 2022 Rule) on environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...more

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The Trump Administration's Impact on Independent Transportation Contractors

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Approximately one year ago, we discussed the impact of the final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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DOL Returns to Pre-2021 Dual Jobs Regulation for Tipped Employees

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule on Dec. 17, 2024, restoring the pre-2021 language of the “dual jobs” regulation for tipped employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is a technical...more

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DOL Appeals Federal Court Decision That Struck Down Salary Threshold Increases for White-Collar Overtime Exemptions

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is appealing a U.S. district judge’s recent ruling striking down the agency’s final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales,...more

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Not So Fast - Texas Court Derails DOL Rule Expanding Eligibility for Overtime Pay

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On November 15, a U.S. District Court in Texas put the brakes on the Department of Labor’s April 2024 Rule designed to make more employees eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. State of Texas v. United...more

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Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down DOL’s New Overtime Rule

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) latest attempt to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime exemption,...more

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Texas Federal Judge Appears Poised to Strike Down DOL Overtime Rule

A federal judge in Texas seemed skeptical that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) did not overreach with its latest rule that raised the minimum salary thresholds to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms DOL’s Right to Set Salary Minimum for White Collar Exemptions

In its September 11, 2024 opinion in Mayfield v. Department of Labor, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the U.S. Department of Labor’s explicitly delegated authority to “define” and “delimit”...more

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Chevron No More: The Impact on Benefit Plans

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce (Loper Bright), overturning Chevron U.S.A. Inc v. Natural...more

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DOL Overtime Rules and Institutions of Higher Education - Where Are We, What’s Next, and What Can We Do?

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After much nail biting and wondering when to jump the train track, on July 1, 2024, the new overtime thresholds for non-exempt employees went into effect for everyone – outside of Texas. Now the rest of us are subject to the...more

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What Does the End of Chevron Deference Really Mean for Employers?

This month, the Supreme Court put an end to “Chevron deference,” the decades-long practice of judicial deference to federal agency interpretations of ambiguous statutory language. What does this mean for employers? Well,...more

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Supreme Court Opinions Overturn Chevron and Modify the Statute of Limitations Allowed by Lower Courts

On June 28, the Supreme Court handed down Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the prior Supreme Court precedent, articulated in Chevron v. Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc. and known as “the Chevron...more

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