Lawsuit filed: Houston oilfield worker claims being paid by Chinese Overtime scheme as he worked in excess of 120 hours every two weeks

On January 16, 2014, the employment lawyers at Dunham & Jones P.C. filed suit in Federal Court in Houston against Greene’s Energy Group, LLC and Greene’s Energy Group International, LLC on behalf of former oilfield worker Bryan High, alleging overtime violations.

Mr. High filed suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for all unpaid overtime hours worked within the three-year period prior to the filing of the suit.

Mr. High, who worked in Houston, Texas, alleges that he was working in excess of 120 hours every two weeks although his employer failed to pay him overtime for these hours. In fact, the compensation scheme utilized by his employer wound up reducing his effective hourly rate the more hours he worked. This type of scheme is commonly referred to as Chinese Overtime.

If you or someone you know worked for Greene’s Energy Group, LLC and Greene’s Energy Group International, LLC, contact Doug Welmaker at Dunham & Jones, PC, at 1-800-344-4444 today.

About Doug Welmaker

Douglas B. Welmaker is an Employment Attorney with Dunham & Jones, Attorneys at Law, PC. He was raised in Houston, Texas and has been practicing labor and employment law for 20 years, representing Defendants and Plaintiffs in both state and federal court. In the last seven years, he has limited his practice to representing employees who have been wrongfully denied overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Mr. Welmaker handles employment cases including retaliation, minimum wage and overtime violations. You may contact him at 1-800-344-4444.