{"text":"The Washington State Supreme Court issued a decision September 5 stating that trucking companies are not obligated to pay drivers separately for “non-piece rate” activities.\n\nIn the case of Sampson v. Knight Transportation, the court rejected the plaintiffs’ argument that the Washington minimum wage law requires employers to pay separately for time spent on non-piece rate activities, which the plaintiffs had argued were any non-driving activities.\n\nRead more: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/washington-supreme-court-upholds-wage-averaging-in-trucking-industry ","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}