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Court granted employers' motions for judgment on the pleadings in consolidated FLSA tip-pooling cases. Plaintiff Norsoph's claims were dismissed without leave to amend because pre-2018 claims under the 2011 DOL regulations were invalidated by the Ninth Circuit's reversal of ORLA v. Perez and Congress's March 2018 amendments to the FLSA. Plaintiffs Carter and Jaffee were granted leave to amend to pursue post-2018 statutory claims.
Norsoph v. Riverside Resort and Casino – Plain English Summary
What Happened
Workers at Riverside Resort and Casino, including Norsoph, sued their employer for wage theft and breach of contract. Specifically, they claimed the casino violated federal wage laws regarding tip-pooling—the practice of combining employee tips and redistributing them. The workers argued they weren't paid fairly under rules that existed before 2018.
What the Court Decided
The court sided with the casino and dismissed Norsoph's case entirely. The judge explained that the federal regulations the worker relied on (from 2011) were no longer valid. The Ninth Circuit Court had overturned those regulations, and Congress changed the federal wage law in March 2018. Because Norsoph's claims were based on the old, outdated rules, there was no legal basis to continue the case.
Why This Matters for Workers
This ruling shows that workers cannot use outdated regulations to challenge past wage practices. However, other workers in the case (Carter and Jaffee) were allowed to pursue claims based on the new 2018 law. The takeaway: wage laws change, and only current regulations apply to new cases—past violations under old rules may not be recoverable.
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