I am a big student of the FLSA motor carrier exemption and have handled many such cases. I often find that a big obstacle for the employer claiming the exemption is to prove that the drivers are ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a proposal and request for comment on a new pilot program to allow drivers ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Jonathan Salant, Washington correspondent for NJ Advance Media and former president of the National Press Club, (R) moderates a panel with Michelle Minton, senior fellow at ...

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) generally requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements. However, the FAA carves out contracts involving "class[es] of workers engaged in interstate commerce." ...

State laws passed by ballot initiative or ballot measure bypass the normal legislative process. Many ballot initiatives provide voters with minimal information about the issue before they head to the ...

The federal statute at issue in the cases argued yesterday imposes criminal penalties on “[a]ny physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth ...

Several years ago, federal prosecutor indicted Robert Doggart for soliciting others to help destroy a mosque in upstate New York. Among the specific charges was solicitation to commit arson in ...

We’ve blogged a lot about the Defend Trade Secrets Act in the roughly year-and-a-half period since the law was enacted. Our coverage has run the gamut: from the first jury verdict under the DTSA, to ...