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Labor & Employment

Jul. 17, 2014

Howard M. Knee

Blank Rome LLP Los Angeles Specialty: employment defense


Knee is handling a case that could lend clarity to a particularly thorny legal question.


At issue are trailer guards who contend that they are entitled to be paid for the time they spend sleeping while on the premises.


They were scheduled for 16-hour shifts on weekdays and 24-hour shifts on weekends, including sleep time.


"It's a very meaty wage and hour case," Knee said. "Federal and state law are substantially similar wit...

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