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New DOL Wage Regs Come As Court Challenges Still On Hold

By Max Kutner · April 29, 2026, 9:58 PM EDT

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recently proposed rules related to independent contractors and joint employers, but it is still facing more than a half-dozen court challenges...

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Case Information

Case Title

Coalition for Workforce Innovation et al v. Walsh et al

Case Number

1:21-cv-00130

Court

Texas Eastern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

March 26, 2021


Case Title

Associated Builders and Contractors of Southeast Texas, Inc. et al v. Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor and Administrator et al

Case Number

1:23-cv-00396

Court

Texas Eastern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

November 07, 2023


Case Title

Frisard's Transportation, L.L.C. v. LABR

Case Number

24-30223

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

2899 Other Statutes

Date Filed

April 08, 2024


Case Title

Assoc General Contractors v. LABR

Case Number

24-10790

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

2790 Other Labor Litigation

Date Filed

August 28, 2024


Case Title

State of Texas v. LABR

Case Number

24-40777

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

2890 Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

December 04, 2024


Case Title

Flint Avenue v. LABR

Case Number

25-10349

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3710 Fair Labor Standards Act

Date Filed

March 05, 2025


Case Title

Colt & Joe Trucking v. United States Department of Labor, et al

Case Number

25-2022

Court

Appellate - 10th Circuit

Nature of Suit

2899 Other Statutes - APA Review/Appeal

Date Filed

March 10, 2025


Case Title

Margaret Littman, et al v. DOL, et al

Case Number

25-5335

Court

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit

2899 Admin Proc Act/Review

Date Filed

April 14, 2025