By: Sharon Gold
Last week, we reported that a Texas judge, Judge Ada Brown, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, issued a limited preliminary injunction that preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule against the plaintiffs in that case. The Texas court did not issue a nationwide ban on enforcement of the Rule. The ...
On July 3, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) obtained an injunction against the United States Postal Service (USPS), protecting USPS employees from retaliation for reporting workplace injuries. OSHA determined, through its investigation, that USPS unlawfully fired three probationary employees in three ...
By: Mitzi Wyrick
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) must meet the traditional four-part test to obtain preliminary injunctions under §10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA).
Case Background
In 2022, six Starbucks employees at a ...
Almost immediately after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its rule essentially banning non-compete agreements nationwide for all workers, the lawsuits started flying. One of the first cases filed was by Ryan, LLC (Ryan) in the Northern District of Texas on April 23. (Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, Case No. 3:24-cv-00986-E ...
A federal judge in Texas recently held the Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule increasing the annual salary threshold for the exemption provided for executive, professional and administrative employees (the “white-collar exemption”) outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is likely unlawful. For now, the federal judge’s ...
Summer is in full-swing and high schoolers everywhere are looking to fill their time until school starts up in the fall. For many, summer can be an opportunity to get a job and earn some extra cash. Unlike adult workers, there are several regulations employers must follow when employing anyone under the age of 18.
Work Permit: Work permits are not ...