A group of current former equipment operators for a Texas-based energy company recently asked a federal judge to approve a $1.35 million settlement to resolve over 100 complaints alleging that the defendant failed to pay overtime to workers.
Check out our Final Rule illustration, and be sure to share the infographic with colleagues and employers who may be subjected to the new overtime pay laws.
After being named in a federal class-action lawsuit claiming the company neglected to pay U.S. workers overtime wages, Calfrac Well Services Ltd., has agreed to a settlement for a reported $6 million to be paid out to over 1,000 workers, according to Bakken.com.
These questions and answers cover the details surrounding the final rule, and address what’s included in the final rule, as well as compliance and communication strategies, budget implications and possible morale and productivity issues.
BISMARCK, N.D. — Employees for an oil services company, Schlumberger Ltd., in North Dakota were granted conditional class certification in their class action overtime claim in North Dakota federal court recently. The employees claim the company failed to pay them the overtime wages they were entitled to when they worked more than 40 hours in […]
FARGO, N.D. — A hotel owner in Fargo is facing a $200,000 lawsuit brought by U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for violations of minimum wage and overtime pay laws under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), along with the wage laws in Montana and North Dakota. Thirteen hotels, owned by Bharat “Brian” Patel, are affected […]