Mazzarella v. Fast Rig Support — employment — affirmance — Shwartz

Two trucking companies hired drivers to haul water used for fracking. Although the drivers often worked more than 40 hours per week, the companies only paid them overtime above 45 hours per week. The drivers sued, alleging that the failure to pay them overtime for all hours over 40 per week violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. The companies argued that they were exempt from FSLA’s overtime rules per the Motor Carrier Act. The district court ruled that the companies failed to prove they met the MCA exemption. Today, the Third Circuit affirmed, noting that, while the defendants’ brief was filled with factual assertions, the record evidence they actually introduced was not enough to meet their burden.

Joining Shwartz were Smith and Hardiman. The case was decided without oral argument.