Legal Opinion

Dacar v. Saybolt, L.P.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 18, 2018No. 16-20751PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Per curiam

The fluctuating workweek ("FWW") method is one way of calculating overtime compensation that satisfies the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). See 29 C.F.R. § 778.114(a). Saybolt LP, a petroleum products company, used the FWW method to calculate overtime *921compensation for some of its oil and gas inspectors who worked radically varying hours each week. These inspectors also received incentive payments for working less desirable hours during the workweek. A group of these inspectors ("the plaintiffs"), sued Saybolt, alleging that the incentive payments precluded use of the FWW…

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. McLaughlin v. Richland Shoe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. MisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. Keenan v. TejedaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by28 opinions

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