November 15, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor lacked the authority to raise the salary threshold for a Fair Labor Standards Act overtime exemption, a Texas federal judge ruled Friday, striking down a hotly contested rule that has been in effect since July.
September 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor urged a Texas federal court to throw out a lawsuit from the Lone Star State and several business groups alleging the agency's new rule setting salary thresholds for overtime exemptions is unlawful, saying a recent Fifth Circuit opinion indicates the opposite.
August 09, 2024
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision nixing the Chevron doctrine highlights that Congress gave the U.S. Department of Labor the authority to regulate Fair Labor Standards Act provisions and raise salary thresholds, the department told a Texas federal court.
August 02, 2024
A group of 14 red states joined Texas in calling for a federal court to strike down the U.S. Department of Labor's rule raising salary thresholds for a federal overtime exemption, claiming in a brief that the new rule would hit their states particularly hard.
July 19, 2024
A slew of business groups urged a Texas federal court to halt on a nationwide basis the U.S. Department of Labor's rule raising salary thresholds for a federal overtime exemption, arguing they raise identical arguments the court already sided with.
July 15, 2024
Several legal fights that will dominate the rest of 2024 are variations on the debate around who has the power to make and change laws and who is considered an employee, with the cases challenging the breadth of the U.S. Department of Labor's rulemaking authority in the spotlight. Here, Law360 looks at seven cases to watch in the year's latter half.
July 01, 2024
A U.S. Department of Labor rule that took effect Monday and raises the salary thresholds for overtime exemptions won't apply to the state of Texas for now, a Texas federal judge said, finding that the rule "is likely unlawful."
June 14, 2024
A U.S. Department of Labor rule that the agency says would extend overtime protections to an estimated 4.3 million workers in its first year faces opposition in the courts and in Congress that could topple the recently finalized regulations. Here, Law360 reviews five threats to the Biden administration's overtime rule.
June 04, 2024
Texas is seeking to block the U.S. Department of Labor's new rule increasing salary thresholds for overtime exemptions for administrative, executive and professional employees, saying in a suit filed in federal court that labor law is silent on salary thresholds for that exemption.