Help Wanted: Trucking pay, religious time off
Photo credit: iStock | Motor carriers, which include professional movers, can forgo paying drivers overtime if specific criteria for total-vehicle weight and interstate route use are met, according to a U.S. Labor Department official.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: My son works for a moving company. It maintains that it doesn't have to pay him overtime when he drives out of state once a month, no matter how many extra hours he works. Is that legal? -- Rules of Road?
DEAR RULES: The company can legally forgo paying your son overtime if three criteria are met, according to Irv Miljoner, who heads the Long Island office of the U.S. Labor Department.
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