Companies often conduct audits to determine whether their employees are properly classified under the FLSA.  If an employee later files an overtime lawsuit, are these audits admissible at trial?  A recent case…

With the start of the new year, there are some good things on the horizon for the oil and gas industry but some of the same problems continue to plague the industry….

Chevron, a major oil and gas production company, and DXP Enterprises, Inc., a publicly traded company that offers compliance and consulting services to clients in the oil and gas industry, have been…

Former employees have sued their employer in the Western District of Texas, Midland-Odessa division, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the New Mexico Minimum Wage Act (“NMMWA”), and the…

When an overtime lawsuit is filed as a class action (which, when filed under the federal law known as the Fair Labor Standards Act, is known as a collective action), one of…

The largest oil and gas play in Texas is experiencing a decline in fracking operations causing oilfield companies to lay off its employees. As reported by Reuters, (see article here) oilfield service…

A claimant that prevails in an overtime case is legally entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs paid for under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The most common issues that arise…

In the oil and gas industry, employers have a financial incentive to misclassify their workers as independent contractors despite the fact that the workers work full-time for the employer and should be…