At the time of the toolpusher’s employment, the Highly Compensated Employee (HCE) exemption applied to employees whose primary duties included performing office or non-manual work; who ...

And Helix’s various policy claims cannot justify departing from what the rules say.” Helix argued that Hewitt was exempt from overtime pay because his position as a toolpusher was a senior one.

The stakes are high for workers who, like plaintiff Michael Hewitt, earn six figures, but are paid by the day or shift; Hewitt was an oil-rig “toolpusher,” though workers in other occupations, such as ...