Chopin v. Parsley Energy Operations

  1. September 23, 2022

    Oil Co. Drops 5th Circ. Appeal Of OT Arbitration Denial

    An oil company dropped its appeal Friday of a Texas federal judge's decision not to ship a worker's independent contractor misclassification lawsuit to arbitration.

  2. August 12, 2022

    Oil Co. Worker Asks Fifth Circ. To Keep OT Arbitration Denial

    An oil production company cannot force into arbitration a worker's suit claiming overtime violations after being misclassified as an independent contractor because the arbitration pact excluded third parties, the worker said, urging the Fifth Circuit to uphold a lower court's decision.

  3. July 13, 2022

    Oil Co. Urges Fifth Circ. To Reverse OT Arbitration Denial

    An oil production company told the Fifth Circuit that it can resolve a worker's overtime claims outside court even though it did not sign on to the worker's arbitration agreement, urging a panel to overturn a lower court ruling that found otherwise.