| | | D.__An employer must make reasonable efforts to limit the | | driving hours of any one driver in a day and to reduce | | driver fatigue generally.__Hours of operation must also | | comply with the limitations set forth in 29 Code of Federal | | Regulations, Section 500.105.__Except in an emergency, a | | worker who engages in reforestation activities may not | | operate a vehicle more than 2 hours per day. |
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| | | E.__A vehicle used to transport workers must be insured for | | at least the same minimum liability insurance as is required | | by the State. |
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| | | F.__Each employer shall provide to each worker and to the | | Department of Labor a copy of off-road driving safety | | standards consistent with those promoted in relevant safe | | driver training courses. |
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| | | G.__Each contract regarding or resulting in the employment | | of any forestry worker must include a provision requiring | | the contractor who employs forestry workers to abide by this | | subchapter. |
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| | | I.§II.644.__Prohibition against discrimination and retaliation |
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| | | An employer or other person may not intimidate, threaten, | | restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, fail to recruit, fail to | | rehire or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against a | | forestry worker because the worker has: |
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| | | 1.__Proceedings.__Made, filed, instituted, caused to be | | instituted or participated in any way in any proceeding under or | | related to this subchapter; |
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| | | 2.__Exercise of rights or protections.__Exercised in any way, | | on the worker's own behalf or on behalf of others, any right or | | protection afforded by this subchapter; |
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| | | 3.__Discussions.__Discussed any matter that is a subject of or | | is related in any way to this subchapter, or any other lawful | | matter, with any other person, including, but not limited to, | | that forestry worker's employer or the employer's agent or | | employee; or |
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| | | 4. Complaints.__Made, filed, instituted, caused to be | | instituted or participated in any way in any lawful complaint, | | lawsuit or other proceeding of any kind. |
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| | | §645.__Waiver of rights prohibited |
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