HEWITT v. HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.

No. 19-20023.

15 F.4th 289 (2021)

Michael J. HEWITT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED; Helix Well Ops, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin Sullivan, Esq. , Oberti Sullivan, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael Carter Crow , Kimberly Frances Cheeseman , Katherine D. Mackillop, Esq. , Jesika Jasmine Silva Blanco , Norton Rose Fulbright US, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Robert Peter Lombardi, Esq. , Kullman Firm, New Orleans, LA, for Amicus Curiae Independent Petroleum Association of America, Offshore Operators Committee.

Justin Lee Matheny, Esq. , Office of the Attorney General, for the State of Mississippi, for Amicus Curiae State of Mississippi, State of Mississippi, State of Louisiana, State of Montana, State of Utah.

David B. Jordan , Littler Mendelson, P.C., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Oil & Gas Association, Incorporated.

Before Owen, Chief Judge, and Jones, Smith, Wiener, Stewart, Dennis, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Costa, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes a standard 40-hour workweek by requiring employers to pay "time and a half" for any additional time worked. See 29 U.S.C. § 207(a).

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