Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, employees who are covered by the Act’s overtime provisions must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate of not less than time and one-half their regular rate of pay. An employee who prevails in his or her lawsuit for unpaid overtime… Continue Reading
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The Dimock Saga Continues – Judge Vacates Award
Posted in EnergyFor over six years, individuals living in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, have been asserting claims against Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation related to alleged damage to their water supplies purportedly caused by two unconventional gas wells. On March 10, 2016, a jury rendered a verdict in favor of the individuals, awarding them $4.24 million. … Continue Reading
Good News for Pennsylvania Natural Gas Production
Posted in EnergyIn its 2015 Oil and Gas Annual Report, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Production reported a record 4.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas had been produced from Pennsylvania-based wells. The annual rate was a bright spot among otherwise precarious news that has overshadowed the Marcellus Shale industry for the previous two years. However, the… Continue Reading