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Day Rate Inspectors\u00a0of the energy\u00a0infrastructure company<\/a>,\u00a0Kinder Morgan,\u00a0have\u00a0just\u00a0settled their collective action lawsuit\u00a0that alleged\u00a0they\u00a0were significantly\u00a0underpaid. This $3.925\u00a0million\u00a0settlement will help resolve claims that the company failed to properly pay\u00a0these\u00a0oil and gas pipeline inspectors for\u00a0overtime\u00a0wages.\u00a0Those that stand to benefit\u00a0from this payout include all Day Rate Inspectors employed by Kinder Morgan\u00a0throughout the United States\u00a0that were\u00a0paid\u00a0a\u00a0day rate pay plan at any time during the last 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit, that was filed back in 2019, specifically claimed that Kinder Morgan had incorrectly classified these inspectors as independent contractors instead of employees of the company. Despite classifying the inspectors as independent contractors Kinder Morgan treated all their Day Rate Inspectors as employees by establishing their work schedules, controlling their job assignments, withholding taxes from their pay, and maintaining their personnel records. Inspectors alleged that even though they were treated like employees, with every facet of their day dictated by the company, they were paid like independent contractors with only a day rate that disregarded all of the hours they actually worked. Inspectors often worked 12 hours a day for 6 or 7 days per week all the while never once receiving overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Although Kinder Morgan denies violating any wage and hour laws, this significant settlement will help resolve these claims while also avoiding a lengthy and costly litigation for both parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are paid a day rate and have worked in the oil and gas industry in the last few years you may\u00a0have claims for unpaid overtime.\u00a0The energy industry is\u00a0notorious for\u00a0skirting federal and state labor laws\u00a0by incorrectly classifying its workers as independent contractors. Companies\u00a0save big at the expense of the workers by stripping them of\u00a0benefits and protections, such as overtime pay, that are only reserved for employees.\u00a0If you believe you have been a victim of a misclassification\u00a0give our firm, Fitapelli &\u00a0Schaffer, LLP, a call at (212) 300-0375 or visit our\u00a0website<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for additional information regarding your rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nDay Rate Inspectors\u00a0of the energy\u00a0infrastructure company,\u00a0Kinder Morgan,\u00a0have\u00a0just\u00a0settled their collective action lawsuit\u00a0that alleged\u00a0they\u00a0were significantly\u00a0underpaid. This $3.925\u00a0million\u00a0settlement will help resolve claims that the company failed to properly pay\u00a0these\u00a0oil and gas pipeline inspectors for\u00a0overtime\u00a0wages.\u00a0Those that stand to benefit\u00a0from this payout include all Day Rate Inspectors employed by Kinder Morgan\u00a0throughout the United States\u00a0that were\u00a0paid\u00a0a\u00a0day rate pay plan at any time during the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit, that was filed back in 2019, specifically claimed that Kinder Morgan had incorrectly classified these …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-law"],"yoast_head":"\nDay Rate Inspectors of Kinder Morgan to Receive $3.9M in Unpaid OT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how day rate inspectors in the oil and gas industry fought to recover their rightfully earned overtime wages.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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