Health, Safety, Environmental (“HSE”) workers (which are also known as Safety Consultants, HSE Supervisors or HSE Advisors) in the oil and gas industry are often hired as “independent contractors” and paid day…
Pipeline inspectors are often paid a day rate and work long hours every week. But this practice often violates federal and state overtime laws. Within the past few years, a multitude of…
A federal court in Houston issued a ruling in a lawsuit for unpaid wages filed against TransCanada USA Services Inc. and Onshore Quality Control Specialists, LLC. In the lawsuit, a former inspector…
In a high-stakes, highly-anticipated case, the United States Supreme Court held that an oilfield worker paid a day rate was not exempt from overtime pay. From 2014 to 2017, Michael Hewitt worked…
Oilfield Overtime – Cases Continue to be Filed in the Western District of Texas There were 170 FLSA cases filed in the Western District of Texas in 2022. That is a six-percent…
Do you currently or have you within the past three years worked as a lease operator or pumper and been denied overtime pay? If so, you should contact an attorney as soon…
A federal judge in New Mexico has issued a ruling in an overtime case involving Concho Resources, Inc., and ConocoPhillips Company (“CPC”). A former worker sued both companies alleging he and others…
Former truck drivers have filed suit in federal court in New Mexico against Pilot Travel Centers, LLC and Pilot Corporation for alleged violations of state and federal overtime laws. The lawsuit alleges…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has declined to require a group of oilfield pipeline inspectors to arbitrate their claims for unpaid overtime. Cypress Environmental Management-TIR, L.L.C. (“Cypress”), staffs…
