March 10, 2026
The beginning of 2026 brought noteworthy moves in the wage and hour sphere, including the U.S. Department of Labor’s new independent contractor rule and federal contractors' minimum wage and two U.S. Supreme Court denials on collective issues. Here, Law360 looks at four notable developments since January.
February 24, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to resolve a multi-circuit conflict regarding the standard for issuing collective action notice could lead to forum shopping, some attorneys said, while others said the justices' refusal to tackle whether out-of-state workers can join collectives will rein in such efforts.
February 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down two petitions Monday stemming from the same Ninth Circuit decision in a wage and hour case against restaurant chain Cracker Barrel, one dealing with how many steps should be used for approving notice in a putative collective action and the other involving whether out-of-state workers can participate.
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.