A new case filed in the Southern District of Texas seeks to recover unpaid overtime wages for Rosendo Zamora who worked for Baker Hughes as a Closed Loop Operator. This is yet another instance where oilfield workers who are paid using a day-rate or hybrid salary plus a day-rate pay scheme have sued claiming...
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Tag: overtime pay laws
8 Things Oil Drilling Workers Should Know About California Labor Laws
While times are generally good for California workers employed in the oil and gas drilling business, primarily due to the surge in drilling activity using fracking technology, there are a few things that oilfield workers should be aware of to ensure that they are being paid in compliance with California’s rather unique and favorable...
Case Illustrates Problem of Bonuses Not Being Included in Overtime Pay Rate
Calculating Overtime Pay Rate
As discussed in our recent blog post titled Should My Bonus Be Included In My Overtime Pay Rate, a common but little known problem in properly calculating workers' overtime pay rate involves the failure of employers to include bonus payments. Failing to include bonus payments when calculating the regular (or...
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Mud Logging Technicians Net $595,000 Settlement from Investigations Aimed at Overtime Pay Compliance in Oil and Gas Industry
Over 100 current and former mud logging technicians (mud loggers) employed by New Mexico based Morco Geological stand to share in the $595,737 in back wages the company has agreed to pay to compensate for violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The...
Overtime Pay Laws Protect Against Wage Theft in Oil Field Jobs
Oil Field Jobs & Overtime Laws
Millions of workers in all types of industries are having their wages stolen by employers who fail to comply with federal and state wage and hour laws.
Unfortunately, wage theft is particularly common in oil field jobs, specifically:
service technicians
solids control operators
mud...
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The Fair Labor Standards Act Protects Your Right to Tips
A lawsuit, filed in early 2010, saw employees of different Outback Steakhouse’s claim that they were unfairly being forced to share tips with other employees. Under the alleged “unfair” system, employees had to split tips with bussers, hosts and dishwashers. The employees were not told about the pooling system in advance, and therefore believed...
