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Federal appeals court finds overtime pay exemption for interstate truckers applies to intrastate oilfield drivers
Tyson Fisher A federal appellate court has found that although Texas oil tanker drivers never leave the Lone Star state, they are still involved in interstate commerce and therefore exempt from overtime pay. Earlier this year, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals...