Fifth Circuit Agrees With The Kullman Firm on Application of the FLSA’s Highly Compensated Employment Exemption

July 30, 2025 – On July 14, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published its opinion in Gilchrist v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation, No. 22-50257, 2025 WL 1924690, holding that two plaintiffs were exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) highly compensated employee exemption. This opinion reversed the verdict for the plaintiffs issued […]