Case: Wage & Hour/Fair Labor Standards Act (E.D. Wash.)

Western Express Inc.'s motion for summary judgment is denied in part and granted in part, on a over-the-road truck driver and similarly-situated drivers’ claims alleging unpaid wages and overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state labor laws, a Washington federal district court ruled. There’s a material issue of genuine fact regarding the responsibilities the drivers had during non-driving time over a 24-hour period which is necessary in determining if any of their off-duty or sleep time is compensable under the FLSA, the court said. Further, the court ruled that the driver wasn’t entitled to any Washington ...