The highly technical application of the motor carrier exemption to the FLSA’s overtime payment requirement often requires an analysis of the goods being transported by the purported motor carrier. If the goods in question are still traveling in the “continuous stream of interstate travel,” triggering Department of Transportation jurisdiction over the motor carrier, the exemption
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Texas Federal Court Holds That Motor Carrier Exemption Applies to “Loader”
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Exemptions
The FLSA’s highly technical motor carrier exemption applies to certain employees of motor carriers regulated by the Department of Transportation whose work affects the transportation of goods in interstate commerce. In addition to qualifying drivers, the exemption applies to mechanics, driver’s helpers, and also to “loaders,” who balance the cargo in motor carrier vehicles, thereby affecting…