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The plaintiffs, Jose de Jesus Oviedo Hernandez, et al., filed a collective action against Robert Dering Construction, LLC (RDC) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They alleged that RDC misclassified its laborers as independent contractors and failed to pay them federally mandated minimum wage and overtime rates. The court reviewed the plaintiffs' motion for FLSA conditional certification and class notice. It concluded that the motion should be granted for RDC's current and former laborers within the three-year period preceding the order. The court provisionally deemed the action a collective action, defining the class as laborers employed from July 13, 2012, to the present who received straight time wages for hours worked over forty per week.
Hernandez v. Robert Dering Construction, LLC is a workers' compensation case decided in District Court, S.D. Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in District Court, S.D. Texas.
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The plaintiffs, Jose de Jesus Oviedo Hernandez, et al., filed a collective action against Robert Dering Construction, LLC (RDC) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They alleged that RDC misclassified its laborers as independent contractors and failed to pay them federally mandated minimum wage and overtime rates. The court reviewed the plaintiffs' motion for FLSA conditional certification and class notice. It concluded that the motion should be granted for RDC's current and former laborers within the three-year period preceding the order. The court provisionally deemed the action a collective action, defining the class as laborers employed from July 13, 2012, to the present who received straight time wages for hours worked over forty per week.
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