by Tim Coffield | Mar 9, 2026 | Discrimination, FLSA, Fourth Circuit Cases, Minimum Wages, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Cases, Tim Coffield Attorney
Few phrases are as widely recognized — and as widely misunderstood — as “I plead the Fifth.” Popular culture often paints it as a dramatic courtroom moment, an admission of guilt wrapped in constitutional language. In reality, the Fifth Amendment is one of the most...
by Tim Coffield | Jan 16, 2023 | Supreme Court
In Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Pub. Safety, 142 S. Ct. 2455 (2022), the Supreme Court held that States do not have sovereign immunity against damages claims for servicemember employment discrimination in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and...
by Tim Coffield | Oct 19, 2022 | Supreme Court
In Harbourt v. PPE Casino Resorts Maryland, LLC, 820 F.3d 655 (4th Cir. 2016) the Fourth Circuit held that under the Fair Labor Standards Act, compensable “work,” for which the FLSA requires employers to pay at least minimum wage, broadly encompasses physical or...
by Tim Coffield | Sep 8, 2022 | Supreme Court
In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 142 S. Ct. 1562 (2022), the Supreme Court held that emotional distress damages are not recoverable in private actions to enforce the antidiscrimination provisions of the Rehabilitation Act or the Affordable Care Act....
by Tim Coffield | Jun 13, 2022 | Supreme Court
In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 142 S. Ct. 1708 (2022), the Supreme Court held that prejudice is not a condition of finding that a party, by litigating too long, waived its right to stay litigation or compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act. Facts Morgan...
by Tim Coffield | May 9, 2022 | Supreme Court
In Cruz v. Maypa, 773 F.3d 138 (4th Cir. 2014), the Fourth Circuit held that the limitations period for claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act was equitably tolled because the employer failed to post the required notice explaining workers’ rights under the FLSA....
