Labor Secretary Argues Against High Court Review Of DOL Interaction, Travel Pay

( August 26, 2025, 12:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should not grant a home health agency’s petition seeking review of two questions concerning the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Portal-to-Portal Act (PPA) and a finding of a willful violation, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) secretary writes in an Aug. 25 opposition brief, arguing that the case is “an unsuitable vehicle to consider” the willful violation question and there is no circuit split when it comes to the ruling on pay for time spent traveling between worksites....