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Federal Government Targets Oil Industry for Underpaying Workers

The federal Department of Labor says it has found that some energy companies in states where drilling is booming are cheating thousands of workers out of millions of dollars in overtime pay.

By Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media
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The federal Department of Labor says it has found that some energy companies in states where drilling is booming are cheating thousands of workers out of millions of dollars in overtime pay. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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