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- Posts by Steven J. Knight
ShareholderSteve Knight is a Shareholder in the Houston Litigation group and Practice Chair of the firm’s Appellate Law section.
Throughout his career, Mr. Knight has successfully represented clients at every phase of the appellate ...
In a highly anticipated ruling with national impact for the oil and gas industry, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday concluded that directional drilling engineers can be classified as independent contractors and not employees. This ruling sets binding precedent in the Fifth Circuit for decided, pending and future wage and hour cases, validating the oil and gas industry’s use of contract workers and protecting companies against future litigation. Annette Idalski, a Chamberlain Hrdlicka shareholder and chair of the firm’s national labor and employment ...