Tanya Tambling, Author at Hunter Pyle Law

Halliburton Pays $18.3 Million in Overtime Wages to More than 1,000 of its Employees

Tanya TamblingSeptember 25, 2015March 13, 2017

On Tuesday, September 22, 2015, oil and gas service provider Halliburton entered into a settlement agreement with the Department of Labor. Halliburton agreed to pay $18,293,557 in overtime wages to 1,016 employees nationwide.

Halliburton misclassified employees in 28 job positions as exempt. These positions included field service representatives, pipe recovery specialists, drilling tech advisors, perforating specialists and reliability tech specialists. When these employees worked more than forty hours a week, Halliburton failed to pay them overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Halliburton also failed keep accurate records of the hours these employees worked. The company claims to have discovered it misclassified its employees during a self-audit. Continue reading “Halliburton Pays $18.3 Million in Overtime Wages to More than 1,000 of its Employees” →

Being Classified as an Independent Contractor Instead of an Employee Denies Workers Important Benefits and Protections Under the Law

Tanya TamblingJuly 24, 2015March 13, 2017

There is an increasing trend in this country for employers to misclassify employees as independent contractors. Workers who are misclassified as independent contractors are often denied important benefits and protections under the law, such as minimum wage, overtime compensation, family and medical leave, and unemployment insurance. Continue reading “Being Classified as an Independent Contractor Instead of an Employee Denies Workers Important Benefits and Protections Under the Law” →

The Law Regarding “On-Duty” Meal Periods in California

Tanya TamblingMay 30, 2014October 29, 2020

What is an on-duty meal period? An on-duty meal period is one in which the employee is not relieved of all duties. In California, on-duty meal periods are only legal under certain narrow circumstances. On-duty meal periods are only legal if: The nature of the work prevents an employee from being relieved of all duty. […]