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Rigzone, an online source for energy jobs and industry news, recently released its “Most Wanted” list of in-demand jobs. With over 3,000 positions open within oil and gas companies in North America, engineering, equipment operator, and technician positions are among the most difficult to fill...

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Adding to a long list of oilfield job categories that have been misclassified and denied the overtime pay they are legally entitled to are the following jobs: Well Testers Service Tools Operators Flowback Hands People holding these jobs are now filing claims to recover their...

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There have been more and more cases nationwide that accuse employers of violating minimum wage and overtime laws, erasing work hours and wrongfully taking employees’ tips – all fall under the umbrella of “wage theft.”  According to recent data, federal wage-and-hour lawsuits filed under the...

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Below is an infographic defining executive, administrative, and professional exemptions.  Please note, the minimum salary amount required for these exemptions has increased to $684 per week as of 1/1/2020. (*See below for updates on the attempts of the Obama and Biden administrations to increase these...

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There is a lot of confusion surrounding the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) for both employers and employees. Most jobs are governed by the FLSA, but the rules and regulations can be complicated and many people find them unclear. To better understand FLSA, we have...

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Changing the Way Oilfield Workers are Paid A major change is taking place in the way thousands of oilfield workers are paid - from a day rate (or salary plus day rate) with no overtime pay to hourly pay with time and a half for...

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Greater Rights for Home Health Workers Colorado state overtime law provides greater rights to overtime pay for those employed as in-home care givers and personal care attendants, when compared to federal law. While similar jobs in other states may not be legally entitled to overtime...

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March 12, 2014 The White House has told us to expect the President to make an announcement later this week regarding changes to and expansion of the overtime pay rights of certain types of workers classified as exempt Professional or Executive employees. This order could...

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As have numerous other financial institutions over the past several years, RBS has agreed to resolve a pending unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought on behalf of its Mortgage Loan Officers who claimed they had been misclassified as exempt employees. The settlement provides $3 million...

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The following is a summary of the minimum wage rates in effect as of January 1, 2014 along with a calculation of the overtime pay rate based on the minimum wage in each state. If you are not receiving at least the minimum wage required...

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