Court limits overtime claims for intrastate drivers

Motor Carrier Act exemption may apply even in-state. In a significant win for employers in the transportation and logistics industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reaffirmed that drivers may fall within the Motor Carrier Act exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, even when their routes never cross state lines.... By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP