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.