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…
Wyoming does not have its own overtime statute. However, workers in Wyoming are still covered when it comes to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, which is the…
This article is intended to answer questions about overtime laws in North Dakota. North Dakota has enacted regulations which govern the payment of minimum wage and overtime pay for those working in…
This article is intended to answer questions about overtime laws in Alaska. Alaska has its own overtime law, known as the Alaska Wage and Hour Act, or AWHA. Under the AWHA, many…