Liftboat Operator Denied Quick ‘Seaman’ Win in Cook Overtime Row

Alliance Liftboats LLC failed to show a cook on one of its vessels without extra pay for extra work counts as a “seaman” exempt from federal overtime protections.

The liftboat operator didn’t provide enough evidence about how much time the cook spent on different tasks, so the dispute over whether his work is mainly aimed at aiding the boat’s transportation role prevents summary judgment on the exemption question, the US District Court for the Eastern District of ...