Fifth Circuit: Clarification on Small Vehicle Exception to the Motor Carrier Act Overtime Exemption
APPLIES TO All Employers with LA, MS, TX Employees Operating Commercial Motor Vehicles |
EFFECTIVE May 16, 2018 |
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In Carley v. Crest Pumping Technologies, LLC, the Fifth Circuit recently clarified ambiguities in the small vehicle exception to the Motor Carrier Act (MCA) overtime exemption. Generally, the overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) do not apply to employees covered by the MCA, except for employees who operate vehicles weighing 10,000 lbs. or less under certain conditions (“small vehicle exception”).