Rodney Tyger, et al v. Precision Drilling Corp, et al

  1. August 28, 2023

    3rd Circ. Ruling On PPE Time Leaves 2nd Circ. Standing Alone

    The Third Circuit lined up with other federal appeals courts when it declined to adopt the Second Circuit's standard for deciding whether employees are entitled to pay for time spent putting on personal protective equipment, attorneys told Law360.

  2. August 16, 2023

    3rd Circ. Revives Precision Oil Workers' Protective Gear Suit

    The Third Circuit ruled Wednesday that a jury will have to decide whether oil rig workers for Precision Drilling Corp. should be paid for time spent putting on and taking off protective gear, reasoning that a Pennsylvania federal district court used an incorrect legal standard in dismissing the workers' case.

  3. March 08, 2023

    Homer Simpson Sets Example In 3rd Circ. Workers Pay Suit

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday wondered whether oil rig workers should be paid for time spent putting on and taking off their protective gear, using the example of famous fictional nuclear power plant employee Homer Simpson to consider whether workers could just wear their contaminated gear home.

  4. March 07, 2023

    3rd Circ. To Untangle If Donning Safety Gear Is Work Time

    The Third Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that's returning to the appellate court after it held the trial judge inappropriately required expert evidence from oil rig workers who say time they spend putting on safety gear should be paid.

  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 28, 2023

    3rd Circ. Preview: March Roars In With Workplace Disputes

    The Third Circuit's argument schedule in March is packed with employment lawsuits alleging retaliation for whistleblowing, lack of pay for donning and doffing work clothing, and termination over political views.

  7. October 25, 2022

    Energy Drillers Tell 3rd Circ. Gearing Up Doesn't Deserve Pay

    An association of oil and gas drilling companies has filed an amicus brief in the Third Circuit arguing that the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't require pay for rig workers for the time they spend putting on and removing safety gear before and after their shifts.

  8. October 18, 2022

    Energy Firm Tells 3rd Circ. PPE Not Integral To Drilling Work

    An energy company urged the Third Circuit to uphold a lower court's finding that putting on and taking off personal protective equipment at drilling sites was not a compensable task that is integral to drillers' primary duties.

  9. August 17, 2022

    DOL Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive Oil Workers' Safety Gear Wage Suit

    The time oil rig workers spend putting on and taking off protective gear is compensable because the equipment is indispensable to their job, the U.S. Department of Labor told the Third Circuit, backing the workers' bid to flip a district court decision.

  10. August 02, 2022

    Oil Riggers Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Wage Suit Again

    A group of oil rig workers said a federal judge incorrectly found they weren't owed pay for time it took to put on and remove protective gear and urged the Third Circuit on Tuesday to overturn the decision, which they say violated the appellate panel's previous remand order.