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Feb 22, 2023 · Michael Hewitt, a tool pusher for oil and gas company Helix Energy Solutions, is not exempt from the FLSA’s overtime pay requirements, the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision. The court focused on Hewitt’s pay structure, which was not on a salary basis as required by the FLSA regulations.
- Ryan Golden
Feb 22, 2023 · Michael Hewitt, a tool-pusher on an offshore oil rig, sued his employer Helix Energy Solutions Group for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court held that he qualified for overtime despite earning more than $200,000 a year, because he was paid by the day.
Feb 23, 2023 · By a 6-3 vote, the justices sided with Michael Hewitt, who was a “tool-pusher” supervising 12 to 14 workers on an offshore oil rig. Hewitt was paid a minimum of $963 for any day he worked as...
Feb 22, 2023 · The court in a 6-3 decision authored by liberal Justice Elena Kagan decided that because the rig supervisor, Michael Hewitt, was paid a daily rate of $963 and not a salary, an overtime pay...
Oct 11, 2022 · At Wednesday’s oral argument in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, the court will consider whether Michael Hewitt, an oil-rig worker, was wrongly denied overtime pay.
- Charlotte-Garden
Michael Hewitt was a toolpusher (a supervisor) on oil rigs for Helix Energy Solutions Group from 2014 to 2017. He was paid over $200,000 each year he worked for the company, at a flat daily rate. Hewitt was fired from the company in 2017, and the reasons are in dispute.
Feb 23, 2023 · The overtime case was brought by Michael Hewitt, a highly paid oil rig supervisor who sued his employer, Helix Energy Solutions Group, contending that because he was paid on a daily...
