Wage and Hour, Minimum Wage, Chevron Deference

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

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/19/2024

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

Tipped Occupations: Is the 80/20 Rule Dead? That’s a Geography Question!

BakerHostetler on 9/10/2024

On August 23, 2024, in Restaurant Law Center v. DOL, the Fifth Circuit vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule concerning tipped employees. Citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo,...more

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down the DOL Tip Credit Rule

Cole Schotz on 8/29/2024

On August 23, 2024, in Restaurant Law Center v. U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) December 2021 final rule that had set strict limits on...more

Federal Court Strikes Down Tip Credit Rule Promulgated by the DOL

Benesch on 8/29/2024

On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a final rule promulgated by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) restricting when employers could take a tip credit for tipped employees under the Fair Labor...more

Update on DOL’s Final Rule Increasing Compensation Thresholds for FLSA Overtime Exemptions

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/12/2024

As we previously reported, the Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees,” on April 23,...more

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 2, July 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/1/2024

Welcome to the Summer issue of SuperVision, our labor and employment e-newsletter. We continue to see substantial activity and legal developments impacting employers. In this edition, we cover Artificial Intelligence,...more

SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

Fisher Phillips on 7/18/2024

The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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