Fair Wage Laws
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…
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…
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…
Call center employees are often required to work more than forty hours per week. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, employers are required to pay most workers one and a…
Employees in the health care industry are entitled to be paid for all hours they worked, whether they are at their usual work stations or not. Often, employers in the health care…
In West Texas and New Mexico, oilfield jobs are aplenty thanks to a boom in oil and gas drilling in the Permian Basin. Today, the Permian Basin accounts for approximately fourteen percent…
Health care employees are often required to work long hours under stressful conditions. Unfortunately, they are often shorted when it comes to overtime pay. Many employees in the health care industry are…
Oilfield jobs in Texas are a hot commodity right now. Oil and gas companies have a great deal of work, and oilfield workers are in short supply. This means that oilfield workers…
There are several issues you must consider when determining if and how much you may be owed in unpaid overtime under Texas law. First, it must be determined whether you are eligible…
Do you work 40+ hours per week without receiving overtime pay? Are you paid a salary for a job that should be paid overtime? Do you work “off the clock” without receiving…
DOL Reaches Unpaid Overtime Settlement with Oil and Gas Company The Department of Labor recently announced that it had reached an unpaid overtime settlement with an oil and gas company. Under the…
When does travel time count towards unpaid overtime under Texas law? Texas employees are often required to travel extensively as part of their job duties. Thus, it is important to determine whether…
When are breaks counted as unpaid overtime under Texas law? Many employees in Texas ask whether their breaks and meal period should be counted as work time for the purposes of determining…
Can you recover unpaid overtime from a former employer if you no longer work there? The Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, governs unpaid overtime in Texas. One of the common misconceptions…
Are You an Executive Exempt from Unpaid Overtime in Texas? As a general rule, Texas employees are entitled to overtime pay unless they qualify for one of the narrow exemptions under the…
Are Texas Independent Contractors Due Unpaid Overtime? Employers continue to believe that merely because a person is labeled as an independent contractor, he or she is not entitled to unpaid overtime. Under…
I. Texas Overtime Exemptions Texas overtime pay is governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act, or the FLSA. As stated in my post that provided an overview of Texas overtime laws, as…
Introduction to Texas Overtime Laws Overtime pay in Texas is governed by federal legislation known as the Fair Labor Standards Act (the FLSA). As a general rule, employees are entitled to be…
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