number of hours driving before having to stop
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number of hours driving before having to stop
An employee of a non-emer. med. transport company wants to know if there is a law that requires him to stop driving and rest after a certain amount of hours behind the wheel. He has work almost 30 hours with only approx. 4 hours of rest. He feels this is a danger to himself, the patients, and other drivers on the road.
Asked on June 1, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
There may be -- kind of similar to truck drivers. In terms of where he would obtain that information: if the type of company he works for is one that requires licensure, then he needs to contact the agency who licenses the company to make that inquiry.
Further, try the following:
http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=10
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