As oil prices have dropped, and continue to remain low, many companies in the oil and gas industry are announcing that they are laying off oilfield workers.  Several of the largest oil…

The number of overtime pay lawsuits in Texas continues to increase this year.  In 2013, Texas workers filed 1,128 unpaid overtime lawsuits in federal court under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or…

When employers are sued for overtime pay, they sometimes attempt to assert counterclaims against the employee(s) to gain leverage in the lawsuit.  Such efforts are almost always unsuccessful, as courts have ruled that…

The White House has announced plans to enact new rules on overtime pay that could impact thousands of Americans.  In February, the Obama administration is expected to announce a proposed new rule…