January 26, 2024
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.
January 25, 2024
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.
January 19, 2024
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.
January 01, 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.