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"Employer" does not include a retailer, restaurant__provider
of personal services or any other similar person or entity
that indirectly benefits from the employment of forestry
workers.

 
The terms contained in paragraph A must be given the same
meaning as under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act, 29 United States Code, Section 1801, et seq.
Decisions under that Act interpreting such terms are entitled
to substantial deference.

 
The terms contained in paragraph B must be given the same
meaning as under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29
United States Code, Section 201, et seq. and the child labor
laws from which the term "suffer or permit" is drawn.__
Decisions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and under
appropriate child labor laws interpreting such terms are
entitled to substantial deference.

 
4.__Permanent residence.__"Permanent residence" has the same
meaning as provided in 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Section
500.20(p)(2).

 
§643.__Transportation of workers

 
1.__Requirement.__The employer must provide safe
transportation for forestry workers between the worker's home
and the work site each day at no cost to the worker.

 
A.__The vehicle used to transport workers must meet the
standards set forth in 29 Code of Federal Regulations,
Section 500.105, regardless of the number of miles
traveled or the type of vehicle used, and must include a
working seat belt for each worker being transported.__Any
vehicle used to transport forestry workers may not have
any apparatus attached to the rear of the vehicle that
interferes with the operation of the rear door.__Equipment
or any other materials may not be attached to or stored in
the vehicle that interferes with the operation of any
doors or windows.__No vehicle other than a bus used to
transport forestry workers shall have more than 10
passengers, including the driver.

 
B.__Any person driving the vehicle must meet the driver
qualifications and must follow the standards for driving
set forth in 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Section
500.105.

 
C.__Each vehicle must be equipped with first aid equipment, a
radio and a satellite telephone that enables the workers to
contact the employer and emergency services if needed.__A
vehicle equipped with such equipment and a driver must be


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