Cisco Logistics, LLC, an oil and gas company, has been sued in federal court in Midland, Texas by a former worker of Cisco. The lawsuit alleges that as a dispatcher and then…
Republic Logistics, LLC and its owner have been sued in federal court in Midland, Texas for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiff was paid…
Oil and gas service provider, TwoPro Energy Services, LLC, has been sued in federal court in the Western District of Texas, Pecos division for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). …
Earlier this week, the Third Circuit in Stone, et al. v. Troy Construction, LLC, No. 18-1825 (3rd. Cir. March 12, 2019) vacated and remanded a District Court ruling and instead found that…
New Mexico has an overtime statute that offers additional remedies above and beyond those of the federal overtime law known as the FLSA. It also has a special exemption, which employers sometimes…
The plaintiffs David Dean and others (“Plaintiffs”) were directional drillers that worked for Newsco International Energy Services, USA, Inc. (“Defendant”). The plaintiffs brought their lawsuit, Dean v. Newsco International Energy Services, USA,…
In Hancock v. Lario Oil & Gas Co., No. 2:19-cv-02140-JAR-KGG, (D.C. KS, August 1, 2019), the plaintiff Nathan Hancock brought a putative collective action complaint against the defendant Lario Oil and Gas…
Last week, a federal judge in Ohio signed off on a $4.6 million settlement, which resolved allegations of unpaid overtime. Panera Bread restaurants were alleged to have violated the Fair Labor Standards…
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), employers are required to pay their nonexempt employees overtime for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate of one and a…