Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Michael J. Hewitt

  1. December 15, 2023

    5 Major Wage-Hour Decisions In 2023

    In 2023, courts around the country decided cases that reshaped precedents affecting overtime, collective actions, defeating a motion to dismiss, tracking off-the-clock labor and pandemic-era remote work. Here, Law360 reviews five wage and hour opinions that stood out.

  2. August 23, 2023

    Checking In On Major Wage Cases After Justices' Rulings

    After major wage rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court and California Supreme Court, the cases have continued to play out in lower courts, where attorneys are watching for developments. Here, Law360 explores the status of four major cases that have returned to lower courts after changing the employment law landscape.

  3. June 29, 2023

    5 Major Wage & Hour Rulings So Far In 2023

    In the first half of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a highly paid oil rig worker was entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act and a federal circuit court adopted a new approach to wage and hour collective actions. Here, Law360 recaps five rulings so far this year.

  4. March 10, 2023

    Attacks On DOL Rules May Follow High Court's OT Approval

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling upholding overtime for an oil rig supervisor who made six figures may have put a target on the Labor Department regulations that supported his claim, attorneys said.

  5. March 07, 2023

    4 Wage And Hour Cases The DOL Has Tried To Influence

    The U.S. Department of Labor continues to run an active amicus program, stepping into private litigation with friend-of-the-court briefs explaining its view of the laws it administers. Here, Law360 explores four Fair Labor Standards Act cases in which the DOL has gotten involved.

  6. February 22, 2023

    Supreme Court Upholds FLSA Salary Requirements

    High-earning professionals can only be overtime-exempt if they are paid on salary basis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, affirming the importance of long-standing U.S. Department of Labor salary pay regulations in a case that tested the foundations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  7. January 02, 2023

    5 Major Wage And Hour Cases To Watch In 2023

    In 2023, cases making their way through the judicial pipeline are poised to leave a mark on wage and hour law. From Fair Labor Standards Act suits covering numerous workers to the U.S. Department of Labor's power to define overtime exemptions, here are five cases to watch.

  8. October 12, 2022

    Supreme Court Justices Dig Into What Defines A Salary

    The U.S. Supreme Court got bogged down Wednesday in the nuances of how federal regulations define salaries, with an apparent divide emerging during oral arguments between justices focused on a commonsense reading of salary pay and those focused on a more narrow approach — or even on dismissing the regulations entirely.

  9. September 29, 2022

    US To Tell Justices Daily Paid Workers Deserve Overtime

    The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the U.S. Solicitor General to present oral arguments in favor of extending overtime pay protections to oil rig workers and other workers paid flat, daily wages.

  10. September 08, 2022

    Fed Gov't Backs Former Helix Worker In High Court OT Fight

    The U.S. departments of Justice and Labor supported a former Helix rig worker in an overtime dispute at the U.S. Supreme Court, telling the justices the energy company cannot claim a federal exemption because it calculated his pay daily.