April 21, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a Fifth Circuit decision finding a welding inspector was an independent contractor, not an employee, and therefore not entitled to Fair Labor Standards Act coverage.
March 12, 2025
Energy industry service provider Killick Group told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Fifth Circuit correctly considered a pipeline inspector an independent contractor because he had autonomy in his job, urging the justices to stay out of the worker's overtime case.
January 31, 2025
A former pipeline inspector for energy industry service provider Killick Group has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit decision classifying him as an independent contractor not eligible for overtime, saying Friday the high court should resolve a circuit split on the factors determining employee status.