MIDLAND — A Texas oil and and gas exploration company is facing a suit alleging illegal pay practices regarding overtime pay.
Charlton Tekell, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated filed a complaint Feb. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Midland-Odessa Division against Pioneer Natural Resources Company alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Tekell began working as a data technician for Pioneer in January of 2018. He alleges that he and other workers were denied overtime pay for working more than 40 hours each week including for working 12-hour shifts. He claims he and others were misclassified as independent contractors and paid a day-rate while performing non-exempt job duties in violation of federal law.
Tekell seeks monetary relief, trial by jury, interest and all other appropriate relief. He is represented by Michael Josephson and Carl Fitz of The Josephson Dunlap Law Firm in Houston and Richard Burch of Bruckner Burch PLLC in Houston.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Midland-Odessa Division case number 7:20-CV-00041-DC-RCG