November 06, 2020
The Trump administration on Friday told a New York federal judge it is appealing his September ruling striking down the bulk of a U.S. Department of Labor rule that limited when workers can hold multiple businesses liable for the same violations of federal labor law.
September 08, 2020
A New York federal judge on Tuesday struck down most of a U.S. Department of Labor rule limiting when multiple businesses are liable to the same worker under federal wage law, removing a key plank of the Trump administration's workplace policy platform.
September 04, 2020
As we head into the final months of 2020, wage and hour attorneys have plenty of developments they need to keep on their radar. Gig economy worker classification, an arbitration exemption for delivery drivers and Labor Department changes to tipped work are all poised to change the legal landscape.
June 29, 2020
A New York federal judge on Monday let a business coalition join the U.S. Department of Labor in defending the agency's recently finalized joint employer rule from a legal attack from 18 Democratic state attorneys general.
June 11, 2020
A business coalition led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has urged a New York federal judge to let it join the U.S. Department of Labor in defending the agency's recently finalized joint employer rule from a legal attack from 18 Democratic state attorneys general.
June 02, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor must face claims by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general that a recently finalized joint employer rule is unlawful, a New York federal judge has ruled, saying the states have standing because the regulation might sap them of tax revenue and hike enforcement-related costs.
February 26, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor's recently finalized joint employer rule that makes it harder for affiliated businesses to share liability for wage violations paves the way for wage theft and should be invalidated, a coalition of 18 Democratic state attorneys general said in a suit filed Wednesday.