Mayfield v. LABR

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Case overview

Case Number:

23-50724

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2899 Other Statutes

Government Agencies

  1. February 05, 2024

    Ambiguity Is Key To Triggering Agency Deference

    The Chevron deference is a powerful precedent that can require a federal court to yield to an agency's interpretation of a statute, but a court is free to undertake its own analysis when the administrative law framework doesn't apply, attorneys told Law360.

  2. January 26, 2024

    Conservative Groups Say DOL Overtime Regs Offend Liberty

    The U.S. Department of Labor's rule increasing the salary for a federal overtime exemption goes against constitutional boundaries, a slew of conservative groups told the Fifth Circuit, citing the Founding Founders and separation of powers prime mover Montesquieu.

  3. January 25, 2024

    Groups Tell 5th Circ. DOL Can't Hike Salary For OT Exemption

    Only Congress, not the U.S. Department of Labor, can raise the salary ceiling for the federal overtime exemption, a group representing small businesses and a conservative think tank told the Fifth Circuit, supporting overturning a federal court's ruling.

  4. January 19, 2024

    Dairy Queen Franchisee Tells 5th Circ. DOL Can't Set OT Limit

    A Dairy Queen franchise owner urged the Fifth Circuit to overturn a Texas federal court ruling favoring the U.S. Department of Labor in the owner's suit alleging the federal government was outside its authority in raising an overtime exemption salary threshold, saying the agency overstepped.

  5. January 01, 2024

    7 Cases For Wage-Hour Attys To Watch In 2024

    In 2024, courts around the country will tackle independent contractor classification, minimum wage and overtime cases that employment lawyers should pay attention to. From a lawsuit seeking to overturn Uber and Lyft's carveout from California employment laws to the U.S. Department of Labor's power to issue rules and how state-level pay transparency laws are getting put to use, here are seven to watch.