5 States Tell 5th Circ. Highly Paid Oil Rig Worker Is OT Exempt

By Daniela Porat (April 23, 2021, 6:38 PM EDT) -- Mississippi and four other states said the Fifth Circuit would inflict "violence" on the Fair Labor Standards Act if it ruled that an oil rig worker is entitled to overtime pay by virtue of how he is paid and despite the fact that he meets the executive overtime exemption under federal law....

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