Lawsuit Alleges Chevron Misclassified Workers, Owes Unpaid Wages

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A California man alleges in a proposed class and collective action suit that defendant Chevron U.S.A. Inc. owes unpaid overtime wages after improperly classifying certain workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The plaintiff alleges the oilfield safety personnel company, despite the existence of an employer-employee working relationship, paid him and similarly situated safety consultants a day rate without hourly wages or time-and-a-half overtime compensation. 

“Despite requiring overtime work, Chevron does not pay overtime compensation to this [distinct] group of workers,” the lawsuit charges. “Neither does Chevron pay a salary to this distinct group of workers. All the while, Chevron’s safety consultants perform the same duties as an employee.”