Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt

U.S. Supreme Court

Question(s) Presented

Whether a supervisor making over $200,000 each year is entitled to overtime pay because the standalone regulatory exemption set forth in 29 C.F.R. §541.601 remains subject to the detailed requirements of 29 C.F.R. §541.604 when determining whether highly compensated supervisors are exempt from the FLSA's overtime-pay requirements.

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Merits Stage

Supreme Court holds that a high-earning employee is not compensated on a “salary basis” for purposes of the FLSA’s overtime pay exemption when his paycheck is based solely on a daily rate

February 22, 2023

Click here to view the opinion.

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to read the text and history of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to exempt highly compensated employees from overtime pay requirements

July 15, 2022

Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. Pratik A. Shah, Robert G. Lian Jr., and Juliana C. DeVries of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.

Case Documents

Appendix of Lower Court Opinions -- Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf

U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf

Opinion -- Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf