Stephen FOX

Jan 20, 2025 | mondaq.com | Jonathan Clark |Stephen FOX

Today, in the matter of E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, theUnited States Supreme Court held that employers must notmeet a heightened standard of proof when defending claims under theFair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). The decision is avictory for employers defending FLSA actions across thecountry. In the Carrera matter, the Supreme Court was asked toaddress the standard of proof employers must meet to demonstrate aplaintiff/employee is exempt from the FLSA.

Nov 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Stephen FOX |Jonathan Clark

On November 15th, Judge Sean Jordan of the Eastern District of Texas halted a 2024 Department of Labor ("DOL") Final Rule ("2024 Rule") that massively increased salary requirements for employees classified as "exempt" from the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). If implemented, the 2024 Rule would have reclassified untold millions of employees as "non-exempt" from the FLSA—making them eligible for overtime pay.

Nov 6, 2024 | mondaq.com | Stephen FOX |Jonathan Clark

The Jerry Jones paternity litigation reads like a modern-day soap opera. It had everything: money, power, and a supposed cover-up. But it also raised interesting legal questions, chief among them: is a confidentiality and release agreement executed by a mother that purports to bind her daughter valid and enforceable? In July, a Texas federal court answered “yes” to that question.

Aug 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | John Carroll |Jonathan Clark |Stephen FOX |ANN O'BRIENAnn O'Brien

Listen to this post On July 3, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered a limited, preliminary injunction barring the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") from enforcing its controversial Final Rule ("Rule") which purports to ban almost all non-compete agreements. Importantly, Judge Brown's preliminary order only enjoined enforcement of the Final Rule against the named plaintiffs who opposed it.