June 26, 2026
A coalition of worker advocacy and legal aid organizations urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to uphold the Department of Labor's authority to collect monetary penalties from agricultural employers through its in-house adjudication system, arguing that H-2A visa program enforcement actions involve public rights that Congress may assign to the executive branch.
May 12, 2026
Three U.S. Supreme Court cases are worth watching for wage and hour attorneys, as they deal with the authority of the U.S. Department of Labor and another agency to punish violators, and courts’ jurisdiction over enforcing arbitration awards. Here, Law360 offers a roundup of those three cases that could end up affecting wage suits.
May 01, 2026
A U.S. Supreme Court case considering whether the U.S. Department of Labor can use in-house proceedings to impose civil penalties and back wages could push the agency into federal court and give employers more leverage in settlement talks, while making some workers' wage claims harder to recover, attorneys say. Here, Law360 looks at four ways the DOL's enforcement power could change.
April 27, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review whether the U.S. Department of Labor can levy $580,000 in penalties via its in-house court against a New Jersey farm for alleged violations of the H-2A temporary visa worker program.
March 17, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor's request to the U.S. Supreme Court to mull whether the department can fine a New Jersey farm for what it alleged were H-2A program violations is based on a misconception, the farm told the justices, urging them to deny the petition.
February 20, 2026
Congress authorized the U.S. Department of Labor to impose $580,000 in penalties and back wages on a New Jersey farm for alleged violations of the H-2A program, the department said last week, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case after the Third Circuit deemed the fines improper.