5th Circuit: FLSA Preempts Redundant State Tort Claims For Unpaid Wages

Mealey's (March 10, 2021, 11:58 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a March 9 opinion on an issue of first impression joined the Fourth Circuit in holding that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) preempts redundant state law tort claims for unpaid minimum and overtime wages where state law doesn’t provide for minimum and overtime wages....