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If the Department of Labor comes knocking about unpaid wages, here’s some welcome news: as of June 27, 2025, it can no longer demand liquidated damages—unless it sues you.

TL;DR: In Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2025-3, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) can no longer seek liquidated damages in administrative investigations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That means employers resolving matters with the DOL—without going to court—are now only liable for back wages.

📄 Read the full Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2025-3 here

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Most people didn’t connect the dots between last week’s Supreme Court decision in Trump v. CASA and the FTC’s ban on noncompetes.

But maybe they should.

The Court’s ruling didn’t mention employment law. It didn’t say a word about the FTC. But it did take a wrecking ball to the kind of court order that’s currently keeping the FTC’s rule on ice. And that could matter—eventually. Continue reading

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Some lawsuits simmer before they boil. This one arrived preheated—with a racist meme, a televangelist plaintiff, and a CEO who mocked him as “Tattoo,” texted a blackface-style image, and said, “Well if I’m your pimp where’s my money? Bring me my money!” When the plaintiff objected, the threats started. The judge didn’t laugh. Now a jury will decide whether this crossed the line from offensive to unlawful. Continue reading

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Noncompetes are under pressure. Federal regulators have wanted to ban them. States like California, Minnesota, and Oklahoma already have. And even where they remain technically legal, courts are increasingly skeptical—especially when the restrictions go further than necessary. Continue reading

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