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Case summary: A person RS is working as a traveling salesperson for a person AW. The sales of RS constituted ninety-percent of RS work time. The person RS works 50 hours per week but was not paid for the extra hours. The new supervisor CB has claimed that the person RS has been inflating the sales call which is reported and should submit to a polygraph test. The person RS submitted a letter from his wife’s physician to the person AWwhich stated that she is ill and is in need of daily care. RS took leave of several months to take care of his wife. The person RS was terminated from his position as the position was merged with the adjacent territory.
To find: The time for which RS can be allowed to take care of his injured spouse.
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