Day Rate Workers News Today

Teresa Combs has filed a class and collective action lawsuit against Doyle Land Services, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, East St. Louis Division.

Supreme Court granted certiorari to Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated after Helix lost before Fifth Circuit in sharply-divided opinion. In Hewitt v. Helix Energy Solutions Grp., Inc., Fifth Circuit held 12-6 employers must guarantee day-rate workers minimum payment.