--- title: "Featured Federalist Article: In Restaurant Law Center v. DOL, the Fifth Circuit Invalidates DOL Tip Credit Rules Under New Loper Bright Standard" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/articles/restaurant-law-center-dol" date: "2026-06-03T05:23:34+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # Featured Federalist Article: In Restaurant Law Center v. DOL, the Fifth Circuit Invalidates DOL Tip Credit Rules Under New Loper Bright Standard Written on August 29, 2024. *Tag(s):* [Department of Labor (DOL)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=56:dol), [FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=70:flsa), [Guest Article](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=145:guest-article), [Federalist Society](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=146:federalist-society) Elizabeth K. Dorminey has authored an article for the Federalist Society. Here's a quick summary of what this article, [In Restaurant Law Center v. DOL, the Fifth Circuit Invalidates DOL Tip Credit Rules Under New Loper Bright Standard](https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/in-restaurant-law-center-v-dol-the-fifth-circuit-invalidates-dol-tip-credit-rules-under-new-loper-bright-standard), is about. > The court found that DOL’s Final Rule was contrary to the clear statutory text of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because it imposed a line-drawing regime that Congress did not contemplate, and thus was due to be set aside. > > ... > > This decision, of course, is good news for employers. They won’t have to follow their employees around with stopwatches or monitor the minutiae of activities that are included within tipped occupations. And it’s not bad news for tipped employees, who likely would have gained little from implementation of DOL’s Final Rule. 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