September 28, 2026
A Texas federal court allowed a man who was ordered into a faith-based addiction recovery program to pursue wage claims against the program's operators, finding he plausibly alleged participants were treated as employees who performed substantial commercial labor without lawful pay.
August 04, 2026
Former participants in a Texas faith-based addiction recovery program have asked a federal court to certify a collective of workers who allege they were required to perform substantial labor on farms, in retail stores and in other commercial operations without receiving lawful wages, instead earning a points-based system worth roughly $1 per hour.
June 03, 2026
Several Texas-based addiction recovery program operators cannot remove a worker's attorney from a proposed wage class action over his prior involvement with the programs, a federal judge found, saying the operators failed to show the attorney had a conflict of interest or was a necessary witness.
April 14, 2026
Several Texas-based addiction recovery program operators urged a federal court to disqualify a program participant's counsel in a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit, arguing the attorney's prior involvement with the programs creates both a conflict of interest and a need for him to serve as a witness.
February 26, 2026
Participants in several Texas-based recovery programs for addiction cannot plausibly allege they were employees entitled to compensation, the faith-based nonprofit that operates the programs told a federal court, seeking to dismiss a proposed class and collective wage action.
October 01, 2025
Participants of several Texas-based recovery programs for addiction and other problems routinely work 40 or more hours per week at commercial facilities including a farm and sawmill, but receive only low-value "points" for their labor instead of lawful wages, according to a proposed collective and class action filed in federal court.