TYGER v. PRECISION DRILLING CORP.

No. 22-1613.

78 F.4th 587 (2023)

Rodney TYGER, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated; Shawn Wadsworth, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, Appellants, v. PRECISION DRILLING CORP.; Precision Drilling Oilfield Services, Inc.; John Does 1-10; Precision Drilling Company, LP.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 16, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin L. Swidler [ARGUED], Swartz Swidler, 9 Tanner Street, Suite 101, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, Counsel for Appellants.

Erin Mohan [ARGUED], United States Department of Labor, Division of Fair Labor Standards, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-2716, Washington, DC 20210, Anne W. King , United States Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite N-2119, Washington, DC 20210, Counsel for Amicus-Appellant Secretary of the United States Department of Labor.

Kimberly Cheeseman , Michael C. Crow [ARGUED], Katherine D. Mackillop , Norton Rose Fulbright, 1301 McKinney Street, Fulbright Tower, Suite 5100, Houston, TX 77010, Counsel for Appellees.

Sarah J. Miley , Littler Mendelson, 625 Liberty Avenue, EQT Plaza, 26th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel for Amicus-Appellee International Association of Drilling Contractors.

Before: SHWARTZ, BIBAS, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges


OPINION OF THE COURT

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