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Court denied defendant's motion to sever or conduct separate trials in FLSA overtime compensation case. Court granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on defendant's affirmative defenses (salary basis exemptions), finding the three remaining plaintiffs were entitled to overtime protections.
Sanchez v. Schlumberger Tech. Corp.
What Happened
Sanchez and other workers sued Schlumberger Tech. Corp., claiming the company failed to pay them overtime compensation and wrongfully terminated them. The company tried to argue that the workers were exempt from overtime protections because they were salaried employees.
What the Court Decided
The court sided with the workers. It rejected the company's request to split the case into separate trials and found that three remaining plaintiffs were entitled to overtime pay. The court determined that the company's argument about salaried exemptions did not hold up.
Why This Matters
This ruling reinforces that companies cannot simply classify workers as salaried to avoid paying overtime. Being paid a salary does not automatically mean workers lose their right to overtime compensation. The decision protects workers by ensuring employers must meet specific legal requirements to claim an overtime exemption. For employees, this means they have a stronger legal position if they believe they've been denied overtime pay they're owed.
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