State Wage Law Doesn't Cover Offshore Rigs, High Court Says

By Vin Gurrieri · June 10, 2019, 10:52 AM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that state wage-and-hour laws don't apply to drilling workers off the coast of California, upending a Ninth Circuit decision that said the Golden State's...

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Case Information

Case Title

Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd., Petitioner v. Brian Newton

Case Number

18-389

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3790 Other Labor Litigation

Date Filed

September 26, 2018