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…
Two former lease operators have defeated a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants in the unpaid overtime case. In Mallory v. Lease Supervisors, two workers filed suit in the Northern…
Clay & Domingue has been sued by former workers who were welders, alleging violations of federal overtime laws. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers are required to pay its employees one…
A lawsuit has been filed by former drilling consultants seeking unpaid overtime in federal court in New Mexico against Cimarex Energy. Cimarex is an oil and gas exploration company with significant operations…
New Mexico’s overtime statute, the New Mexico Minimum Wage Act (“NMMWA”) provides a three year limitations period for all claims brought under the statute. NMSA 1978 § 37-1-5 (2009). Thus, unlike the…