Class action challenges company’s non-compensation of travel and meeting time

Whether to pay any travel time for employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) can be complicated. Employees who believe they should be compensated for that time often challenge non-payment. A dispute over travel time with one employee can sometimes even blossom into a class action lawsuit involving a large number of employees and former employees. An oilfield employer recently found itself battling exactly that sort of expanding lawsuit. READ MORE