Overtime Pay
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…
If you currently or within the past three years have worked for an oil and gas or an oilfield services company, you may be wondering whether oilfield workers are owed overtime pay. …
The oil and gas industry is coming under increasing scrutiny for its failure to pay overtime to oilfield workers. In states that have seen the biggest increase in oil and gas drilling,…
Overtime is the new normal for American workers. According to a new poll by Gallup, Americans are now working an “average” of 47 hours, with a growing number of American employees working…
Is overtime pay required in Texas? Federal law requires most workers to be paid at least time and a half their regular rate of pay for each hour they work over 40…
Employers sometimes attempt to avoid paying overtime to their workers by adopting a “comp time” plan. Under such a system, the employer books extra hours as comp time instead of providing overtime…
1. Case Description On February 4, 2014, a former employee of Pfaff Ranch Services, LLC d/b/a P & P Oilfield Services filed suit against the company seeking unpaid overtime. The lawsuit, which…
A federal district judge in Texas recently granted a motion for conditional certification in an unpaid overtime case brought by oilfield workers. The case was filed by several former employees of Select…
Employers sometimes deduct monies from their salaried employees’ paychecks for various reasons. These deductions can prove costly in unpaid overtime lawsuits, as a recent opinion issued by a federal judge in Dallas,…
Employers sometimes make their employees sign arbitration agreements in an effort to discourage claims for unpaid overtime. A federal court in Houston, Texas recently denied a defendant’s attempt to compel arbitration in…
Employers who are sued for overtime violations sometimes attempt to resolve the case by tendering money to the plaintiff and claiming that, since the Plaintiff has been paid, the case is now…
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…