Truckers' Off-Duty Sleep Time Not Compensable, DOL Says

By Vin Gurrieri (July 22, 2019, 7:16 PM EDT) -- Truck drivers don't have to be paid for time they spend using the sleeper berth of their vehicles during multiday trips so long as they aren't on call or performing work-related tasks, the head of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division said in an opinion letter issued Monday....

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