June 20, 2023
A collective of oil rig electricians and the drilling company they accused of illegally paying them flat day rates without overtime compensation asked a Texas federal court to sign off on a confidential settlement of their dispute.
April 30, 2021
Offshore oil and gas rig electricians can't win yet on claims that an energy services company denied them overtime pay after a Texas federal judge ruled that a dispute remained as to whether the workers were exempt from overtime pay and whether the company acted in good faith.
November 21, 2018
An electrician who claimed he didn't receive overtime pay when he worked on offshore oil and gas rigs won conditional class certification on Tuesday when a Texas federal court found he'd shown at least enough common issues to move forward as a collective.