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BakerHostetler

5th Circuit: Motor Carrier Act Applies to Intrastate Transport of Goods in the Flow of Interstate Commerce

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay certain employees one-and-a-half times their regular rate of pay for any hours they work over 40 in a workweek. There are, however, several exemptions from the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

No Buyer? No Problem. 11th Cir. Affirms Application Of Motor Carrier Act Exemption To Intrastate Drivers Even If Final Recipient...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Motor Carrier Act exemption to the FLSA (“MCE”) is a powerful defense against overtime claims brought by interstate truck drivers and others involved in the interstate shipment of goods....more

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