Seven current and former employees of Transglobal Services, LLC have filed two separate lawsuits against the company, asserting claims for unpaid overtime.\u00a0 Transglobal primarily provides surveying, right of way and seismic services to oil and gas producers.\u00a0 Transglobal has been in existence since 2007 and has field offices in Spearman, Texas, Houston, Texas, San Angelo, Texas, Dilley, Texas, Carlsbad, New Mexico, Anchorage, AK and Hutchinson, KS.\u00a0 Transglobal also has administrative offices in Midland and Fort Worth.<\/p>\n
Both of the new lawsuits against Transglobal allege violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.\u00a0 In one of the lawsuits, two office workers allege that they were denied overtime pay.\u00a0 In the other suit, five field workers allege that they were misclassified as independent contractors, despite the fact that they worked on a full time basis for Transglobal and that virtually every aspect of their employment was dictated by Transglobal.\u00a0 The plaintiffs further allege that Transglobal classifies all or virtually all of its field personnel as independent contractors, and that management for Transglobal required that all Transglobal workers had to be classified as independent contractors.\u00a0 The plaintiffs allege that they typically worked at least 12-15 hours per day, at least six days per week.\u00a0 Plaintiffs and other workers for Defendants were paid on an hourly basis, and were paid the same hourly rate for each hour worked, and thus never received overtime pay.<\/p>\n
If you work or in the past three years worked for Transglobal and were:<\/p>\n
The five field workers seek to have their case proceed as a collective action lawsuit so that any employee who works or worked for Transglobal as an independent contractor within the past three years may join the lawsuit and seek overtime pay and liquidated damages. In order to participate in the lawsuit, workers must file a consent to join form. The plaintiffs are represented by Josh Borsellino of the law firm of Borsellino, P.C.\u00a0 NOTE: Unless you receive, sign and return to Borsellino, P.C. a Consent Form stating that you wish to join the lawsuit, you are NOT a party to the lawsuit, and Borsellino, P.C. does not represent you or your interests. Persons who have evidence regarding this case or who wish to obtain a Consent Form to join the lawsuit may call Josh Borsellino at 817.908.9861 or submit a case inquiry at http:\/\/www.dfwcounsel.com\/contact\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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