Amy Coney-Barrett to rule on LGBTQ case whose anti-LGBTQ attorneys paid her 5 times for speaking engagements

By Lynda Edwards, Staff Reporter What does an oil rig supervisor earning $963 per day have in common with a diner’s head cook or a dollar store manager? Probably nothing, except this upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case. The justices’ decision could make it almost impossible for workers to get overtime pay from employers who insist the employees are salaried — not hourly workers. It’s one of several could-be landmark cases SCOTUS will hear this fall that could affect ordinary life for Americans. Lawyers arguing face the Supreme Court on October 12. Michael Hewitt was a Helix manager earning $963 p…

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