July 06, 2026
In the first half of 2026, the scope of an arbitration exemption, the reach of collective actions, a U.S. Department of Labor rule for home care workers and more were the focus of some major wage and hour decisions. Here, Law360 looks at five rulings that have made a mark this year.
June 15, 2026
The Sixth Circuit refused to rehear a home care company's challenge to a U.S. Department of Labor win in an overtime enforcement case, leaving in place a decision that upheld a 2013 rule barring third-party employers from claiming two Fair Labor Standards Act exemptions.
June 02, 2026
A Sixth Circuit case that the U.S. Department of Labor has continued litigating involving a wage rule the agency is separately seeking to walk back shows how the department simultaneously takes different approaches to enforcement and deregulation, agency veterans and attorneys said.
May 28, 2026
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision finding that a lower court abused its discretion by relying on arguments the parties never raised supports a home care company's bid to undo a Sixth Circuit ruling affirming nearly $15 million in overtime liability, the company told the appeals court.
May 20, 2026
A home care company urged the Sixth Circuit to rethink a ruling affirming nearly $15 million in overtime liability, arguing the panel improperly upheld a U.S. Department of Labor rule barring third-party employers from invoking an exemption for live-in domestic service workers.
April 02, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor had the authority to issue a 2013 rule expanding wage protections for home care workers, the Sixth Circuit ruled, saying that a U.S. Supreme Court decision remains good law despite the justices recently nixing the Chevron doctrine.