Fair Labor Standards Act

Little Rock attorney Josh Sanford and his law firm can continue to practice law in federal court pending their appeal of a suspension by U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson, who accused them of charging excessive and unearned fees. read more >

Service Cooperative Gin Co. Inc. of Marvell was also fined for violating federal labor laws. read more >

A Little Rock law firm appeals, again, a judge’s order cutting attorney fees. read more >

The Sanford Law Firm PLLC of Little Rock has appealed an award of $1 in attorneys’ fees from U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson, who wrote a blistering order about the firm’s billing practices in June. read more >

A painful loss in a long dispute with the federal government forced changes in Rhea Lana Riner’s consignment sale business plan — and some of them have been positive. read more >

PAM Transport Inc. of Tontitown is fighting a class-action lawsuit brought in 2016 that it said could send shock waves through the trucking industry and radically change the way drivers are paid. read more >

Two Little Rock lawyers have asked the chief federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas to reconsider sanctions he imposed on them after a string of cases in which he was critical of their law firm’s work. read more >

The U.S. Department of Labor published the final rule updating overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. More than 50,000 employees and their employers in Arkansas will be affected. Here's how to prepare. read more >

U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., says businesses in Arkansas and across the country are set to be hit with an aggressive 113 percent increase in the salary threshold for overtime pay read more >

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month in a case brought by Tyson Foods Inc. that challenges a nearly $6 million class-action award involving overtime pay at its Iowa pork processing plant. read more >