{"podcast":{"title":"Swear on the Stand","slug":"swear-on-the-stand-7111404","podcast_index_feed_id":7111404,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42490093/42490093-1732466737482-64af1021e8b8d.jpg","author":"Daniel W. Swear","episode_count":193,"summary":"Court decisions are complex and difficult to digest. This podcast is designed to educating listeners on current legal decisions in a fun and interesting way. Researched by me and produced with the assistance of AI.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:10.447360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404"},"episode":{"title":"Guilbeau v. Schlumberger: Hybrid Pay and FLSA Exemptions","slug":"guilbeau-v-schlumberger-hybrid-pay-and-flsa-exemptions","published_at":"2026-06-22T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/guilbeau-v-schlumberger-hybrid-pay-and-flsa-exemptions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/Guilbeau-v--Schlumberger-Hybrid-Pay-and-FLSA-Exemptions-e3kr096","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/play/121519846/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-15%2F757ce5d7-ba36-faa7-86a7-b5fdf960510a.m4a","summary":"This case, from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals examines whether oilfield workers are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act . The defendant, Schlumberger , utilized a "hybrid" payment model that combined a fixed biweekly salary with variable daily rates for field work. The court determined that because the employees received a guaranteed minimum salary regardless of their performance, they qualified as exempt professionals . Consequently, the court reversed a lower court's ruling, finding that the lead plaintiff was not eligible for overtime compensation. While the individual claim was dismissed, the court remanded the case to address the remaining members of the collective action lawsuit.","meta_description":"This case, from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals examines whether oilfield workers are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act . The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2696,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/episodes/guilbeau-v-schlumberger-hybrid-pay-and-flsa-exemptions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/guilbeau-v-schlumberger-hybrid-pay-and-flsa-exemptions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}