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The Fulton Plaintiffs (Frankie Fulton, Daniel Luevano, and Kaleb Baugh) filed a lawsuit against Bayou Well Services LLC (BWS) alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They claimed BWS improperly calculated overtime wages by excluding non-discretionary bonuses and non-revenue pay from the regular rate. The Court granted the plaintiffs' motion for conditional certification, establishing an opt-in class of hourly paid employees affected by these policies since June 16, 2013, with an exclusion for participants in a similar ongoing case, Bittner v. Bayou Well Services. Concurrently, the Court denied BWS's motion to dismiss, which sought to exclude certain claims and plaintiffs based on overlap with the Bittner case and individual employment details. This decision advances the collective action, allowing discovery and a future decertification analysis.
Fulton v. Bayou Well Services LLC is a workers' compensation case decided in District Court, N.D. Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in District Court, N.D. Texas.
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The Fulton Plaintiffs (Frankie Fulton, Daniel Luevano, and Kaleb Baugh) filed a lawsuit against Bayou Well Services LLC (BWS) alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They claimed BWS improperly calculated overtime wages by excluding non-discretionary bonuses and "non-revenue pay" from the regular rate. The Court granted the plaintiffs' motion for conditional certification, establishing an "opt-in" class of hourly paid employees affected by these policies since June 16, 2013, with an exclusion for participants in a similar ongoing case, Bittner v. Bayou Well Services. Concurrently, the Court denied BWS's motion to dismiss, which sought to exclude certain claims and plaintiffs based on overlap with the Bittner case and individual employment details. This decision advances the collective action, allowing discovery and a future "decertification" analysis.
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