Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 6, 2018
California labor law can apply to coastal rigs on Outer Continental Shelf
Oceanic drilling rig workers received a significant victory from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when a three-judge panel ruled that California labor laws can apply to stationary drilling platforms more than 3 miles off the state’s coast on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Oceanic drilling rig workers received a significant victory from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, when a three-judge panel ruled that California labor laws can apply to stationary platforms more than three miles off the state's coast on the Outer Continental Shelf.
In a detailed, 40-page opinion, Judge Morgan Christen said that California's wage and overtime regulations were not inconsistent with federal labor standa...
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