9th Circ. Sinks Offshore Wage Claims After High Court Ruling - McDermott Will & Emery

9th Circ. Sinks Offshore Wage Claims After High Court Ruling

Overview


Ronald Holland and Ellen Bronchetti are representing an oil industry company in a wage-and-hour lawsuit. The Ninth Circuit said wage claims against the company were not viable after the US Supreme Court found that state wage-and-hour laws do not apply to workers on the Outer Continental Shelf.