The U.S. Supreme Court, in Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. v. Hewitt, held that a highly-paid employee who received a daily rate, rather than a fixed weekly salary, did not qualify as.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an energy company employee who earned more than $200,000 a year still qualified for overtime pay under a New Deal-era federal law meant to protect blue-collar workers.
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court held that highly-compensated employees paid solely on a day rate must meet the so-called “reasonable relationship test” to satisfy the salary basis.