Justices to Review Oil Worker’s Six-Figure Pay Plus Overtime (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a Helix Energy Solutions tool pusher is eligible for overtime pay under federal law, despite making more than $200,000 a year, setting up a clash that will have ripple effects in the energy sector and its unique compensation structures.

The justices agreed Monday to review whether Michael Hewitt was exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime requirements because he was a “highly compensated executive employee.” Hewitt made double the $100,000 a year threshold that applied at the time for the overtime carve-out.

A full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, ...