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.
April 25, 2022
Restaurant industry groups asked a Texas federal judge to put the kibosh on a U.S. Department of Labor rule that mandates higher wages for workers who perform extensive untipped work, saying the rule overcomplicates the definition of tipped employees.
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.
February 22, 2022
Two restaurant business groups lost their bid Tuesday to block a U.S. Department of Labor rule that seeks to increase income for tipped workers, a Texas federal judge ruled, saying the associations did not show how restaurants faced definitive harm from the new standard.
February 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor is poised to roll out regulations for prevailing wage requirements on government-funded construction projects and announced plans to beef up its enforcement staff. Here, Law360 looks at recent wage and hour news involving the DOL.
February 08, 2022
Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Labor will go to court Wednesday to defend a rule that aims to boost tipped workers' incomes from restaurant industry criticism that compliance will be so costly that it will decimate the hospitality sector.
January 21, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor said its new tip-credit rule doesn't clash with federal law and will not harm the restaurant industry, urging a Texas federal judge to deny two restaurant groups' bid to block the rule.
December 20, 2021
The Restaurant Law Center and the Texas Restaurant Association have filed an emergency request asking a Texas federal judge to temporarily block the U.S. Department of Labor's new rule that cracks down on the volume of work tipped workers may perform while being paid a subminimum tipped wage.
December 06, 2021
Two restaurant groups urged a Texas federal judge to prevent a new U.S. Department of Labor rule splitting what tasks are considered tipped or nontipped work from going into effect, saying the rule is illegal and will hurt the industry.