On July 21, 2017, a former employee of Baker Hughes Inc. filed a lawsuit against his former employer for failure to pay overtime wages during his stay. According to plaintiff Greg S., an Oklahoma resident, Baker Hughes was at all times during his employment period in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
This FLSA overtime lawsuit alleges that Baker Hughes failed to pay wages for hours worked more than 40 hours in a 7-day period at the rate of one and a half times his and other employees’ standard rate.
According to the documentation of this FLSA overtime lawsuit, Greg S. was employed by Baker Hughes as a distribution supervisor or chemical delivery driver for a little over six years from January 2011 to May 2017.
He was employed at the particular facility located in Lone Grove, Okla. The business operates in several states including Texas and Oklahoma.
The plaintiff alleges in this FLSA overtime lawsuit that Baker Hughes, an oilfield service industry business, arranged workweeks that involved at least 60 hours.
The company determined which sites needed delivery of said chemicals and arranged routes based on those sites for drivers. Although the plaintiff had to keep driver logs, the defendant maintained all employment records for him.
FLSA Overtime Lawsuit Period
Although Greg was employed by Baker Hughes for over six years, the relevant period of this FLSA lawsuit is for the last 24 months or two years and continuing until the outcome has been decided for the purposes of any requested return of court and attorney’s fees as well as accumulated interest.
The plaintiff alleges that specifically during the last 24 months, he is owed at least $90,000 in overtime wages not yet paid.
Complaints in FLSA Overtime Lawsuit
Greg is bringing just one count against the defendants for violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
He is requesting a trial by jury with this FLSA overtime lawsuit and a favorable judgement on his behalf in which he can recover all unpaid overtime wages for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek and all unpaid holiday wages for hours worked on federally recognized holidays.
The plaintiff is also requesting any interest accumulating prior to and after judgement to be awarded to him. Finally, he desires the return of all expenses related to hiring legal counsel, court filing, and gaining access to expert witnesses.
Key Elements of the FLSA
One key element of the FLSA is that all employees are required to be paid a minimum wage of the local state or federal level whichever is higher.
They also are required to receive overtime pay and holiday pay which is one and a half times their hourly rate for any hours worked over and above 40 hours in a standard workweek and any hours worked on a federally established holiday.
The FLSA also stipulates that employers must post FLSA requirements in a conspicuous place in the work area. They must also protect the educational opportunities and physical well-beings of minors in the workplace under associated child labor law.
The FLSA Overtime Lawsuit is Case No. 17-CV-284-RAW, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Muskogee Division.
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