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Energy Industry and Wage and Hour Compliance Issues

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On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling, in Helix Energy Sols. Grp., Inc. v. Hewitt, No. 21-984, that despite earning in excess of $200,000 annually, an oilfield rig worker was improperly paid...more

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Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - Health Policy

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In this session, health law policy authorities discussed changes likely in 2021 in a Biden Administration and how these changes will impact business objectives and strategies for health industry stakeholders...more

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[Webinar] Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - November 5th, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST

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Are you prepared for the critical impacts of the US election outcome to you and your business in 2021 and beyond? Join McDermott’s lawyers and our policy and lobbying team for perspective on the effects of administration...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 20

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress.  The House this week will likely take up HR 5, the Equality Act legislation, as well as HR 987, which is actually seven separate bills that have been combined into...more

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Fifth Circuit Finds Directional Drillers Are Independent Contractors

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On February 28, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an important decision involving whether contract workers in the oil patch were entitled to overtime....more

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Is Your Company on an Independent Contractor Misclassification “Hit List”?

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As reported six months ago in an article in the E&P Journal, the oil and gas industry is under attack by plaintiffs’ class action lawyers filing independent contractor misclassification lawsuits. My colleagues Bill Swanstrom...more

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Oil & Gas Industry Is Next Target for Independent Contractor Compliance Misclassification Lawsuits

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A cottage industry for plaintiffs’ class action lawyers has been independent contractor (IC) misclassification lawsuits, and one of the industries taking the brunt of those types of legal proceedings is energy, particularly...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

2017 Vermont Legislative Session | The Year in Review - DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team Final Analysis

A May 18th adjournment brought to a close the first half of the 74th biennial session of the Vermont General Assembly. Drama awaits as Gov. Phil Scott has threatened to veto H.518, the fiscal year 2018 budget, over an...more

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News From the Vermont Statehouse - An Analysis from DRM’s Government & Public Affairs Team - April 2017

Trial Bar Proposes Anti-Ride-Sharing Amendments to Insurance Bill - The Senate Judiciary Committee considered amendments this week proposed by the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association that would likely force Uber out of...more

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Wage and Hour Claims Surge in the Oil and Gas Industry

Since 2012, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) reports that it has recovered over $40 million in back wages for employees in the oil and gas industry.  Employers in the industry can expect claims to rise as the DOL...more

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2016 Legislative Preview Issues the Vermont Legislature will face in the coming year.

Legislators this session will grapple with an estimated $58 million budget gap for fiscal year 2017, of which $53 million is attributed to Medicaid. With Vermont’s Medicaid program now covering one in three Vermonters, the...more

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A Legislative El Niño for California?: New 2016 Employment Laws for the State’s Private Sector Employers

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Experts are predicting a 95% chance of heavier-than-usual seasonal rainfall this year in Southern California based on the phenomenon known as “El Niño.”  Did the California Legislature and its Governor produce a comparable...more

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