hours of service

  • 1Hours of service — The hours of service (HOS) are regulations issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) governing the working hours of anyone operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in the United States for the purpose of interstate… …

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  • 2hours of service — See day s work; hours of labor; Hours of Service Act …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 3Hours of Service Act — A federal statute intended to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroad by regulating and limiting the hours of labor of railroad employees who are engaged in or connected with the movement of train in interstate or foreign… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 4during the hours of service — Within workers compensation law, means working hours plus reasonable periods for ingress and egress. See also course of employment …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5during the hours of service — Within workers compensation law, means working hours plus reasonable periods for ingress and egress. See also course of employment …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6during the hours of service — A period which includes the hours of active labor on the premises of the employer and the time necessary for going to and from the place of employment where the latter is expressly or impliedly included in the terms of the employment. Any period… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 7hours of labor — The time in hours per day or per week spent by an employee in the service of his employer. Statutes enacted under the police power, in consideration of the health of laborers and the safety of the public, applicable in certain occupations which… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 8service — ser|vice1 W1S1 [ˈsə:vıs US ˈsə:r ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(official system/organization)¦ 2¦(something provided by a company)¦ 3¦(in a shop/restaurant/hotel)¦ 4¦(work)¦ 5¦(work done for somebody)¦ 6¦(duty)¦ 7¦(being used)¦ 8¦(religious ceremony)¦ 9¦(army)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9hours worked — See day s work; hours of labor; Hours of Service Act …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 10hours — (in the Western (Latin) Church) a short service of psalms and prayers to be said at a particular time of day. → hour hours [with preceding numeral] a time so specified on the 24 hour clock. → hour …

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