Walsh v. Unitil Service Corporation

  1. March 23, 2023

    1st Circ. Rejects Ruling In OT Suit Against Utility For 2nd Time

    A First Circuit panel has nixed for the second time a ruling by a New Hampshire federal judge that held that two categories of energy utility workers are overtime exempt, finding that more analysis is needed before being able to decide whether they qualify for OT.

  2. March 09, 2023

    1st Circ. Vacates Overtime Ruling Against Utility

    The First Circuit agreed to rehear a dispute over the classification of two categories of energy utility workers as overtime-exempt after a utility company asserted that a panel broke from precedent en route to a decision to revive Fair Labor Standards Act overtime claims.

  3. January 11, 2023

    1st Circ. Revives DOL's Wage Case Against Energy Utility

    The First Circuit revived claims Thursday that a New Hampshire energy utility misclassified two classes of employees as overtime-exempt administrative workers.

  4. September 12, 2022

    'Lawyer's Nightmare': DOL Blames Westlaw For Skimpy Brief

    A recent supplemental filing in which the U.S. Department of Labor said it omitted relevant case information in an earlier brief because Westlaw's database was incomplete raises the age-old question of how attorneys can know when they've thoroughly researched relevant case law.