March 29, 2024
Three Louisiana-based Flowers Foods delivery drivers fit an exemption in federal wage law for workers engaged in interstate commerce "any way you slice it," the Fifth Circuit found as it upheld the dismissal of their overtime lawsuit.
March 06, 2024
An attorney for three delivery drivers urged the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday to revive a lawsuit claiming their Louisiana employer stiffed them on overtime pay, arguing a Fair Labor Standards Act carveout doesn't apply because the men traveled within state lines.