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Twaddle v. RKE Trucking Co., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (11 WH Cases 886), Decided March 29, 2006
Decision: Under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA), trucking companies must compensate drivers for time spent submitting to random drug tests.
Background: Five drivers for an Ohio trucking company brought suit against their employer for failure to compensate them for time spent:
Reporting early to work,
Attending company meetings, and
Submitting to random drug tests.
Court’s Opinion: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found that RKE Trucking violated the FLSA by failing to compensate drivers for time spent submitting to random drug tests. The company did not dispute this finding, and summary judgment was granted.
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