This blog has previously covered the ongoing battles between plaintiffs suing for overtime pay, staffing companies and the companies that actually direct the workers. In the oil and gas industry, it has…
A federal court in Wyoming allowed Applied Consultants to intervene and enforced its motion to compel arbitration in an overtime case. The case originated when a pipeline inspector sued Silver Creek Midstream…
A federal court in North Dakota has refused to require plaintiffs to file a single, class-wide arbitration case, instead allowing the arbitration cases to be filed individually. The dispute originated when a…
One of the FLSA’s exemptions that has seen the most litigation in recent years is the motor carrier exemption. We have covered these developments in this blog. You can read about prior…
A federal court in Houston has certified an overtime case after considering the impact of the recent Swales decision. Young v. Energy Drilling Company, Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-1716 (S.D. Tex. March 31,…
Is judicial approval of an overtime settlement required? Traditionally, courts subscribed to the idea that judicial approval was necessary for any FLSA settlement. Prior to 1945, the majority of court decisions had…
I am oilfield overtime attorney Josh Borsellino. I represent oil and gas workers suing for unpaid overtime. I frequently receive questions from oilfield workers who have been denied overtime pay. This article…
A federal court in New Mexico has denied an oil company’s effort to enforce an arbitration agreement signed between a completions consultant and a consulting firm in an unpaid overtime case. In…
The New Mexico Minimum Wage Act, which governs overtime pay in New Mexico, contains an exemption not found in the federal overtime laws. The NMMWA requires employers to pay premium rates for…
