Mayfield v. LABR
Case Number:
23-50724
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Nature of Suit:
Government Agencies
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May 23, 2024
5th Circ. Won't Fast-Track Challenge To DOL's OT Rule
The Fifth Circuit won't speed up a Dairy Queen franchisee's challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor's decision to increase the salary threshold for a Fair Labor Standards Act overtime exemption, turning down the entity and its owner's bid to expedite the appeal.
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May 21, 2024
Dairy Queen Franchisee Seeks To Expedite DOL OT Rule Row
A Dairy Queen franchisee and its owner urged the Fifth Circuit to speed things along in their challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor's higher salaries used to consider whether employees are overtime-exempt, saying that the newest final rule will exacerbate their harm.
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March 29, 2024
Think Tank Says DOL Entitled To Revise OT Exemption Level
The U.S. Department of Labor doesn't need direct congressional authorization to raise the minimum salary threshold for overtime exemption because such a policy change is neither unprecedented nor economically impactful, a progressive think tank told the Fifth Circuit.
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March 22, 2024
DOL Defends Boosting OT Exemption's Salary Threshold
The U.S. Department of Labor told the Fifth Circuit that the department has been raising the salary threshold to determine whether employees are overtime-exempt since the Fair Labor Standards Act's inception, urging a panel to keep a Texas federal court's decision.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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