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Labor Dept. Says Pay Not Required for Time Spent Traveling to Lunchroom

  • Corporate Counsel

Robert Pritchard discusses the U.S. Department of Labor’s opinion stating that a long trip to and from an employee break room to eat a meal is not compensable time. 

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