U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 18, 2019
High court ruling on oil rig labor law may not end lawsuits
Even if the U.S. Supreme Court decides not to import some California labor laws in a case concerning oil rigs on the outer continental shelf, similar lawsuits involving different statutes might still persist, attorneys say.
Even if the U.S. Supreme Court decides not to follow some California labor law in a case concerning oil rigs on the outer continental shelf, similar lawsuits involving different statutes might persist, attorneys say.
In Parker Drilling Management Service Ltd. v. Newton, an oil rig worker on the continental shelf sued his employer under California law for various labor violations including on-call time spe...
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