August 03, 2026
A pizza shop and its owner told a Kentucky federal judge that the U.S. Department of Labor cannot recover punitive damages even if it wins its retaliation case, arguing the agency never proved the owner knew he might be breaking federal law.
April 27, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor told a Kentucky federal court Monday that the statutory language of the Fair Labor Standards Act allows the agency to seek punitive damages in its retaliation lawsuit against a pizza restaurant, while the restaurant contended the law limits that relief.
July 16, 2024
A Kentucky federal court denied a restaurant's request for a win in a lawsuit the U.S. Department of Labor brought accusing the restaurant's co-owner of retaliating against a worker with concerns that she was not being paid correctly, saying a jury should parse the parties' differing versions of events.