June 14, 2023
Lynch Carpenter LLP asked a federal court Wednesday to approve a nearly $837,000 fee award after negotiating a $2.5 million settlement with an oil and gas company over workers' unpaid time during transportation to and from job sites.
February 13, 2023
A Pennsylvania federal judge has approved a $2.55 million class action settlement between an oil and gas drilling company and workers who said they were wrongly denied pay for the travel time between company-provided housing and job sites.
January 06, 2023
An oil and gas drilling company and workers who allege they were wrongly denied pay for time spent traveling between company-provided housing and their job sites asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to bless a $2.55 million settlement to their dispute.
June 06, 2022
An oil and gas drilling company's motion to transfer a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action to Texas federal court was a late, bad faith bid to shift claims to a more employer-friendly venue, workers told a Pennsylvania federal court.
May 31, 2022
A dispute over whether oil and gas rig workers are owed pay for their commutes is better adjudicated in Texas than Pennsylvania, an oil drilling company told a Pennsylvania federal court.
March 14, 2022
Wage and hour litigation connected to the coronavirus pandemic is still in full swing, including suits over whether workers should be paid to undergo health screenings. Here are five cases to watch as that issue plays out in the courts.
February 01, 2022
A Pennsylvania federal judge granted conditional certification Tuesday to a group of oil and gas industry employees claiming Evolution Well Services Operating LLC failed to pay them for their commute to and from the employer-provided housing to job sites.
August 04, 2021
An oil and gas industry company can't escape a proposed class action by workers claiming it unlawfully failed to pay them for travel time to employer-provided housing and between the housing and job sites, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, saying the workers sufficiently made their allegations.