Legal Opinion
Whitlow v. Crescent Consulting, LLC
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided August 14, 2017No. Case No. CIV-16-1330-RPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DAVID L. RUSSELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is Whitlow’s Motion for Conditional Certification. [Doc. 30]. The matter is fully briefed. For the reasons set forth herein, Plaintiffs Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Court will conditionally certify a class consisting of all persons that served as drilling consultants for Crescent Consulting, LLC, and were paid as independent contractors, that were provided a 1099 rather than a W-2, and paid a “day-rate” without overtime at any time since April 29, 2014.1
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) ensures that…
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