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Is Sleeping Working? – DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Sleeping While on the Job

When is sleeping working? According to a recent DOL Opinion Letter, probably not when it occurs off duty in a sleeper berth of an over-the-road truck. A trucker’s job is to haul a load from Point A to Point B, which often takes several days. During...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/is-sleeping-working-dol-issues-opinion-60572/

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