August 01, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions backs two groups' argument that the U.S. Department of Labor's rule regulating tipped wages is illegal, the groups told the Fifth Circuit.
July 18, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor was well within its purview to codify wage protections for tipped workers, a group of progressive workplace advocacy organizations told the Fifth Circuit, urging the appellate panel to knock down a challenge to the recent rule change on tipped wages.
July 11, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions highlights that a Department of Labor rule regulating tipped and nontipped pay is illegal, two restaurant groups told a Texas federal court Monday.
May 17, 2022
About a half-dozen Republican-led states and a group of hospitality organizations have urged the Fifth Circuit to halt the U.S. Department of Labor's rule change defining how tipped and nontipped work should be paid, arguing that the change will cause considerable compliance problems.
May 10, 2022
A U.S. Department of Labor rule splitting what tasks are considered tipped or nontipped work is illegal and hurts the restaurant industry, two groups told the Fifth Circuit, urging the appellate court to flip a district court's decision to not enjoin the rule.
April 13, 2022
Since President Joe Biden took office, the U.S. Department of Labor has been busy undoing the previous administration’s actions and establishing its regulations. From tipped minimum wage to joint employer liability and independent contractor classification, here are six rules that have kept the Biden administration busy.