In a lawsuit between a trucking company and its former employees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit considered whether the downtime truck drivers spend in between driving shifts is considered compensable work.

The dispute before the court revolved around what constitutes truck drivers being “off-duty,” and whether or not the time drivers spend in the sleeper berth is compensable work under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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