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What happens when an employer fails to maintain accurate records of the hours worked by its employers and is sued for unpaid overtime? It usually does not end well for the employer,…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed an award of overtime pay to workers that were misclassified as independent contractors. The Court upheld the trial court’s ruling…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of an unpaid overtime lawsuit that could affect millions of workers across the country that go through security screenings and perform other…
Federal regulators will revise the rules on overtime pay in a move that will make millions of additional workers eligible for additional pay when they work more than forty hours per week. …
Talk to a Lawyer that Knows Texas Overtime Laws! With the oil and gas sector booming, workers in Midland-Odessa and across West Texas are being asked to work more now than ever. …
I am often asked the question by clients, “Am I an employee or an independent contractor?” All too often, the answer to this question is that my client has been misclassified as…
You may be wondering how to get back overtime pay. To recover overtime pay that a current or former employer owes you, you generally have two choices. You can file a complaint…
Short-haul truckers working for oilfield service or construction companies who are paid by the load, with no extra compensation for hours worked above 40 in a week, may have a claim for…
Many cable and internet installation companies are intentionally violating the overtime laws and costing their workers thousands of dollars in unpaid overtime. These companies generally violate the Fair Labor Standards Act in…
Overtime violations are on the rise in the oil patch. The Department of Labor has announced that it has launched an “enforcement initiative” on Marcellus Shale contractors that will last for several…
It is a rare case when the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (one of the more conservative in the country) rules that a plaintiff was not awarded enough…
Many assistant managers are told that they are exempt from overtime pay. Assistant managers are often required to work long hours without any compensation other than “straight time” or their base salary. …
Across Texas (in West Texas in the Permian Basin and in South Texas in the Eagle Ford Shale, particularly) and in many other parts of the country, oil and gas production is…
Cellular providers are racing to build advanced cellphone networks, according to the Wall Street Journal. The subcontractors who build, upgrade and maintain these cell phone towers are working their employees around the clock…
According to the Wall Street Journal, cell phone carriers are racing to build advanced cellphone networks, which is leading to a significant increase in the number of deaths among tower workers. At…
A recent Fort Worth-area construction accident highlights the dangers facing construction workers. Three workers were burned in a North Richland Hills house fire Monday morning when a paint thinner caught fire. The…
Texas lawmakers are attempting to get tough on construction companies that commit payroll fraud by misclassifying construction workers, passing a new law recently signed by Gov. Rick Perry. As I have previously…
A new report shows that oil and gas wells continue to increase in Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale. According to a new quarterly report of oil and gas wells from a…
On July 9, 2012, the Second Circuit held that a CEO of a supermarket chain could be personally liable for FLSA claims made by employees of his company. See Irizarry v. Catsimatidis,…
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) governs overtime pay in Texas. In a nutshell, the FLSA requires that employers pay their non-exempt employees one-and-a-half times their “regular rate” for every hour worked…