Feb 8, 2021 | News and Events
On January 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule for distinguishing independent contractors from employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Worker classification is important for determining pay obligations under the FLSA—while an...Apr 29, 2020 | Drill Deeper Blog
Addressing the issue left open by a divided panel in Faludi v. U.S. Shale Sols., 936 F.3d 215 (5th Cir. 2019), opinion withdrawn, 950 F.3d 269 (5th Cir. 2020), the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Hewitt v. Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 2020 WL...