(LegalLaw247.com, November 29, 2011 ) New York, NY Oil and gas employees who are paid using a day rate system and have not received overtime pay may be able to make a claim for back wages. While it is legal for employees in the oil and gas industry to be paid a flat sum for a days work, many day rate oil and gas workers are still entitled to time-and-a-half pay when their total weekly hours exceed 40. If you have been denied overtime pay as an oil or gas employee paid on a day rate basis, you may be able to collect up to three years of back time-and-a-half wages. To find out if you are eligible, visit http://www.classaction.org/day-rate-oil-and-gas-workers-overtime-lawsuits.html for a free, no obligation case review.
According to day rate overtime law, oil and gas workers can be required to work in excess of 40 hours a week. However, many day rate oil and gas workers are non-exempt, or eligible for overtime pay, and should receive time-and-a-half wages for these extra hours. Day rate oil and gas workers who may be entitled to overtime pay include the following: water truck drivers; service supervisors; tankermen; tool pushers; field coordinators; field engineers; pipeline inspectors; pump and lease operators; top drive assistants; top drive technicians; top drive mechanics; and field office clerks. Day rate employees refer to those who are paid a certain amount per day, without regard to the number of hours worked.
Oil and gas employees who are paid using a day rate system and have not been paid overtime wages may have legal recourse under day rate FLSA laws. Several day rate overtime lawsuits have already been filed claiming that certain oilfield service companies failed to pay their day rate field service workers overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a single workweek. To learn more about the legal rights which may be available to day rate employees denied overtime, visit Class Action.org for a free evaluation of your claim.
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