Restaurant Law Center v. LABR

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Case Number:

22-50145

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2710 Fair Labor Standards Act

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  1. August 01, 2022

    Biz Groups Tell 5th Circ. EPA Ruling Blocks Tip Credit Rule

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions backs two groups' argument that the U.S. Department of Labor's rule regulating tipped wages is illegal, the groups told the Fifth Circuit.

  2. July 18, 2022

    Worker Advocacy Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Protect Tip Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor was well within its purview to codify wage protections for tipped workers, a group of progressive workplace advocacy organizations told the Fifth Circuit, urging the appellate panel to knock down a challenge to the recent rule change on tipped wages.

  3. July 11, 2022

    Biz Groups Say EPA Decision Helps Their Tip Rule Challenge

    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.

  4. May 17, 2022

    Red States, Hospitality Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Block Tip Rule

    About a half-dozen Republican-led states and a group of hospitality organizations have urged the Fifth Circuit to halt the U.S. Department of Labor's rule change defining how tipped and nontipped work should be paid, arguing that the change will cause considerable compliance problems.

  5. May 10, 2022

    ​Restaurant Groups Take Fight Against Tip Rule To 5th Circ.

    A U.S. Department of Labor rule splitting what tasks are considered tipped or nontipped work is illegal and hurts the restaurant industry, two groups told the Fifth Circuit, urging the appellate court to flip a district court's decision to not enjoin the rule.

  6. April 13, 2022

    Labor Department Rules Are Reshaping Wage Enforcement

    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.