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appeal to Congress to repeal & amend § 207(r)(2) of the FLSA requiring compensable rest periods of 20 min. p/work day.

Created by D.S. on August 30, 2012

Sparse opportunity in our present economic condition calls for employment regulatory reform to ensure further health to our nation.

A Feb. 2011 study published in the journal "Cognition" conducted by psychology professors Atsunori Ariga and Alejandro Lleras of the University of Illinois has verified that a deterioriation in productivity is correlated to a break-free work environment.

I am, of necessity, working 55 hours in 3 days and, besides sleeping in cardboard boxes for short periods of time to allay complete exhaustion, can hardly stay awake.

In a period where our citizens must struggle immensely to make ends meet, leaving opportunity for rest at the discretion of the employer does not guarantee it; it will result in a vicious circle of failing health physically & economically.

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