Texas A.G. Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Department of Labor Rule That Harms Small Businesses
November 04, 2023
November 04, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined an Ohio-led amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit to oppose a Department of Labor ("DOL") rule that attempts to re-interpret the definition of a "tipped employee" under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and unconstitutionally deprives states of their sovereign power over economic activity within their own borders . . .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined an Ohio-led amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit to oppose a Department of Labor ("DOL") rule that attempts to re-interpret the definition of a "tipped employee" under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and unconstitutionally deprives states of their sovereign power over economic activity within their own borders . . .