November 22, 2019, San Antonio Judge Peter Sakai granted a temporary injunction preventing the City’s Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance from taking effect. The Ordinance’s December 1, 2019, effective date has been indefinitely...more
11/25/2019
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Preemption ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
TX Supreme Court
In Parrish v Premier Directional Drilling, the Fifth Circuit recently rejected a group of directional driller consultants’ claims for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) finding that the directional driller...more
On August 31, 2017, Judge Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the long-enjoined Obama Administration revised overtime regulation. The same judge previously granted a temporary, nationwide injunction blocking...more
9/9/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Obama Administration ,
Over-Time ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Request For Information ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions