Seyfarth Synopsis: Even though the DOL abandoned its 20% tip credit rule in November 2018, one federal district judge has refused to defer to the agency, opting to defer to the old guidance instead.

Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has reissued a long-awaited opinion letter withdrawing its previous 20% tip credit rule and making clear that "no limit is placed on the amount of [related but non-tipped]

For about a decade, restaurant employers have faced the daunting prospect of collective and class action litigation by their servers and bartenders paid under the tip credit claiming that they spent more than 20% of their time ...

In an en banc decision, the Ninth Circuit reverses its prior panel opinion rejecting the DOL's interpretation of FLSA regulations on use of the tip credit to pay regularly tipped employees, finding that the interpretation ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important and restaurant-friendly decision rejecting the Department of Labor's interpretation of FLSA regulations on the use of the tip credit when paying regularly tipped employees.

In Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 Board of Education, a transgender high school student alleged that his school district informed him that, because he was listed as "female"...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Seventh Circuit affirmed that a transgender student demonstrated a likelihood of success on claims that his school district's decision to prohibit him from using the boys' restroom...

The Complaint asserted that this violated his civil rights under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

On March 6, 2017, the Supreme Court remanded a highly anticipated transgender rights case back to the Court of Appeals after the Trump Administration withdrew Obama era guidance regarding the rights...

The February 22, 2017 guidance notes that the Departments made their decision "in order to further and more completely consider the legal issues involved"...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in the matter of Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., which asks the Court to weigh in on the issue of restroom access for transgender students.

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit clarifies that plaintiffs need not present a "convincing mosaic" of direct or indirect evidence of discrimination to withstand summary judgment

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Department of Labor's rulemaking procedures, criticizing the agency for explicitly changing its long-standing treatment of automobile service advisors as overtime exempt...

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) takes aim at the EEOC's EEO-1 data collection proposal and systemic litigation efforts through proposed legislation.

The Fourth Circuit in a case of first impression held that Title IX entitles transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.