5th Circuit Reverses Ruling Finding Technician Repairing Oil Rigs Is A Seaman

(April 24, 2017, 9:56 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 19 reversed a trial court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of an employer, finding that it had not been established as a matter of law that the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) seaman exemption applies to the plaintiff, who operated a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) (Kyle Halle, et al. v. Galliano Marine Service, L.L.C., et al., No. 16-30558, 5th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 6833)....

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