Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) often seems to be an afterthought for oil and gas companies – West Texas is truly the wild west when it comes to overtime…
Oilfield jobs in Texas are a hot commodity right now. More than a hundred thousand barrels of oil are produced every month in Texas, which requires hundreds of thousands of man hours…
Mud engineers that sued the employer for overtime pay won an important victory when a federal appellate court found that they should have their claims decided by a jury. Two oilfield workers…
Fracturing Specialists are one of the most important jobs in the oil and gas industry. Frac specialists have a variety of job duties that can vary from company to company, including but…
Flow testers in the oil and gas industry are sometimes misclassified as independent contractors and denied overtime pay. When a well goes into production, it must be tested periodically to determine royalties…
Hardworking oilfield workers have, yet again, gained a favorable result from the court with respect to recovering their overtime wages in Pye v. Oil States Energy Services, LLC, 233 F. Supp. 3d…
A federal district court in Corpus Christi recently granted sanctions for discovery abuse in an unpaid overtime lawsuit filed by a large number of workers against an oilfield company. In 4JLJ, LLC,…
Safety consultants working for oilfield companies are often designated as independent contractors and wrongfully denied overtime pay. A federal judge in Houston recently certified a class of drilling and completions Safety Consultants…
Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and how that plays a role in calculating overtime compensation especially in the oilfield industry can be challenging and frustrating at times; however, if compensation…
