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More Guidance on Worker Classification for the Energy Industry

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This post is a summary of a more detailed Client Alert prepared by Gray Reed’s labor and employment practice group. Recall our recent post on the Department of Labor’s new “Economic Realities Test” for classifying...more

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Employee or Independent Contractor? Know the New Rules

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The Department of Labor recently made key changes to its rules in a way that will affect the oil and gas sector. The new rule rescinds a Trump Administration rule that had simplified the process of classifying workers as...more

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En Banc Fifth Circuit Holds Highly Paid Rig Worker Not Covered by FLSA Overtime Exemption

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In a decision that will impact pay practices in the oil and gas and many other industries in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and beyond, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed on Sept. 9, 2021, that...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.13.2020 | Top Story: Labor Dept. Issues Stricter Joint Employer Test in New Rules

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Sunday’s release of a long-awaited Labor Department final rule on joint employment spells trouble for workers hoping to “sue large companies for wrongdoing by contractors or franchisees.” The rule reverses Obama-era policies...more

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Ontario, Canada: Human Rights Tribunal Awards $120,000 Award for Discrimination in Hiring Process

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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “HRTO”) recently rendered its decision on remedy in the Haseeb v. Imperial Oil Limited case, following up on its liability decision in which it found the employer’s practice of...more

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Ninth Circuit Directs District Court to Decide Whether California Wage and Hour Law Applies to Offshore Oil and Gas Platform...

On February 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided an interesting Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) case, Newton v. Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. The Ninth Circuit reversed the Central...more

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Another Oil Industry Class Action Settles – The Disturbing Trend Continues

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There have been a number of FLSA lawsuits in the energy industry of late, focusing on unpaid overtime. One of these employers who was sued, Key Energy, has just settled two class actions for $3 million. The case is entitled...more

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Overtime Class Actions Gaining Traction in Canada: Is the Oil Patch Next?

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On October 12, 2016, a former GoodLife personal trainer filed a class action lawsuit for $60 million in damages under Ontario's Class Proceeding Acts, 1992. The proposed class members include current and former non-managerial...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Employment Alert: "Responding to the Skyrocketing Rate of Wage and Hour Claims"

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It is no secret that wage and hour cases are on the rise. As several news sources have recently reported, this issue is of particular concern in the oil and gas industry. According to the Federal Judicial Center, in 2015...more

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Ten Exploration and Production Companies Sued by EEOC for Sex-Based Pay Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges True Oil Entities Paid Female Accounting Clerks Less Than Male Accounting Clerk - CASPER, Wyo. - Ten associated exploration and production companies operating in 12 states violated federal law by...more

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The Sixth Circuit Holds That an Arbitration Clause in an Expired Contract Still Applies

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Does the duty to arbitrate survive the expiration of a contract? The United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit recently held “yes.” The Sixth Circuit became the first federal appeals court to examine whether a contract’s...more

Cozen O'Connor

If You Are Planning Layoffs – Here Are Five Things You Need to Know

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Unfortunately, when the price of oil goes down, the employment numbers also move downward in Houston. Many clients in the oil and gas industry are either planning or considering downsizing measures, which means that it is a...more

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Enforcing a "Fair Day's Pay" - What Can You Do in the Face of This Initiative

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced in late 2012 it was launching a multi-year wage and hour enforcement initiative on Marcellus Shale contractors operating in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Following that...more

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Department of Labor Targeting Oil and Gas Contractors

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On December 9, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it had achieved $4.5 million dollars in settlements from private employers as a result of a two year investigation into contractors working in the...more

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November 2014 Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update

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This month’s headline developments are two independent contractor misclassification class action lawsuits: one was filed in New York against a Silicon Valley giant, Google Inc., and the second was filed in California against...more

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Avast! – Tankermen Held To Be Seamen Exempt From FLSA Overtime Pay Requirements

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In a much and long anticipated ruling, the Fifth Circuit in Coffin v. Blessey Marine Services, Inc., No. 13-20144 (5th Cir. Nov. 13, 2014), has held as a matter of law that vessel-based tankermen (specially...more

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