Stericycle Allegedly Docked Driver Time for Breaks Not Taken (1)

Stericycle Inc. automatically deducted meal breaks from drivers’ daily time even when they continued working during those time periods, a new suit alleges in federal court in Illinois.

The waste disposal company’s “regular practice” is to deduct a 30-minute meal period each day even though its drivers regularly skipped their breaks and worked off-the-clock, according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Larry Edge, the driver who filed the suit Monday, worked for Stericycle in Huntsville, Ala., from 2013 until late 2020. He and similar workers drove container vehicles, picked up medical ...