US appeals court scraps Biden tipped wages rule

A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a rule adopted by President Joe Biden's administration designed to raise pay for tipped workers, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that curtailed federal agencies' ability to issue regulations.

A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided unanimously with two restaurant industry trade groups in finding that the U.S. Department of Labor's 2021 rule was contrary to federal labor law. READ MORE