Two 5th Circuit rulings recently addressed damages in claim brought under the Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  In Vaughan v. Anderson Regional Medical Center, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 16-6-1-4, a three-judge panel found that the plaintiff was not entitled to any damages for

On December 1, 2016, The Department of Labor filed a motion for an expedited briefing of its appeal of a federal judge’s decision to place an injunction on the federal overtime rule, halting its enforcement.  In addition to the Department of Labor, the appeal was brought Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, Wage and Hour Administrator David