Employment Suits Drop in Texas As Pandemic Drags On

After a boost in the early days of the pandemic, wage-and-hour and employment-discrimination lawsuits are currently taking the back burner, according to new data obtained by The Texas Lawbook. 

New data from Androvett Legal Media shows that wage-and-hour suits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act have been steadily declining since the first half of 2020, which had seen a 19% increase from pre-pandemic days. FLSA lawsuits filed in all four Texas federal court districts dropped nearly 38% between the first half of 2020 and the second and 36% from the last six months of 2021 to the same period the year before. For the full year, FLSA suits filed in 2021 were down 25% from 2020.