January 20, 2026
The Supreme Court needs to pick up a wage and hour case challenging the evidentiary standard of the two-step certification process to certify collectives, Cracker Barrel urged the justices, arguing that their intervention is paramount to establish the same certification process in all courts.
January 20, 2026
Cracker Barrel servers urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up an appeal of a Ninth Circuit decision that only Arizona employees could opt in to a collective suit over tipped wages, rebutting the restaurant chain's arguments that a circuit split on the issue will resolve itself.
January 06, 2026
Cracker Barrel urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up an appeal of a Ninth Circuit decision that only Arizona employees could opt in to a collective suit over tipped wages, arguing that there isn't a wide enough circuit split to merit review.
January 02, 2026
A look at whether last-mile delivery drivers qualify for an exemption to federal arbitration requirements, disputes over courts using two steps for collective action certification and challenges to federal rules are among the top wage and hour cases to watch in the new year.
November 05, 2025
The Ninth Circuit relied on a U.S. Supreme Court decision that is silent on federal courts' jurisdiction when it limited a collective to Cracker Barrel servers only from the state where a wage suit originated, the workers told the justices, asking them to weigh in.