Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 7 state decisions

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1. “Washington's manifest policy of protecting the health and welfare of its employees by requiring periodic rest periods may not be abrogated by collective bargaining agreements. So long as the provisions of chapter 49.12 RCW operate as a base, parties may contract through collective bargaining for any terms that enhance or exceed those minimum standards.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.

2. “Employees shall be allowed a rest period of not less than 10 minutes, on the employer's time, for each 4 hours of working time. Rest periods shall be scheduled as near as possible to the midpoint of the work period. No employee shall be required to work more than three hours without a rest period.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.

3. “work two hours of overtime or less at the end of their regular shift, they receive no rest period from the time their regular afternoon break ends at 2:45 until they are excused for the day, often at 6:30, a period of nearly four hours of uninterrupted physical labor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.