Opinion ID: 2978165
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Heading: Hours, wages, and working conditions

Text: Drivers receive a weekly rate of pay, which is based on an eight-hour work day. They have a set start-time, but they have no set finish-time. A driver’s work day is complete once he finishes his route and returns to the facility. The other employees in the certified unit receive an hourly wage, and are paid only for hours worked. In addition to their base pay, all employees are eligible for commissions based on the volume of products they sell—specifically 1.75% on generic products and 0.75% on national brands. Drivers are also eligible for a “run-out” bonus of $25 per week. A driver receives this bonus if none of the customers on the driver’s route need additional product before their next regularly-scheduled delivery. Drivers may also qualify for a year-end bonus based on product sales growth. All employees wear company uniforms and are required to drive company vehicles. All employees interact with and collect money from Multi-Flow’s customers. Drivers perform their routes with company trucks, and are required to have a Class C Commercial Driver’s License (“CDL”) with a Hazmat endorsement. The other employees drive company vans, and are not -3- Multi-Flow Dispensers of Toledo, Inc. v. NLRB No(s) 08-2360/2446 required to have a CDL. However, those non-driver employees who do have CDLs occasionally fill in for drivers on their routes. (Twelve of the seventeen Multi-Flow employees, including drivers, have a CDL.) Similarly, drivers also perform service-technician duties for Multi-Flow customers on a weekly basis. All employees with service training, including drivers, are required, on a rotating basis to be on call to perform service work and deliver product to customers.