Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a Defendant can make what is known as an offer of judgment to a Plaintiff in an effort to resolve the case. FRCP 68 provides…
The role of arbitration agreements in lawsuits seeking unpaid overtime and minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a heavily litigated issue. A case from Colorado has shed some…
The Eleventh Circuit recently issued a ruling holding that fees and costs clauses inherent in arbitration provisions are unenforceable. The defendant, PIP, in Hudson et al. v. P.I.P., Inc., et al., No….
The layoffs keep coming in the oil and gas sector in West Texas. As reported by the Dallas Morning News (see article here), this time, it was another oilfield services company, fracking…
A federal court in Ohio recently issued a ruling on an unusual payment arrangement involving an overtime lawsuit against an oilfield company. The plaintiff, on behalf of himself and all others similarly…
A federal court in Midland, Texas recently issued an opinion which discusses the award of attorney’s fees to employees who prevail on their unpaid overtime claims. The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)…
In Gaye v. TJD Transportation, No. H-18-243 (S.D. Tex. June 25, 2019), the plaintiff sued the defendant alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for failing to pay the plaintiff…
A federal judge in Midland recently ruled in favor of oilfield workers that had sued their company for unpaid overtime. The plaintiff, individually and on behalf of those similarly situated, filed a…
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is responsible for overseeing minimum wage and overtime pay to employees who work over forty hours in a given workweek. Under the Fair Labor…