Torres v. Aulick Leasing, Inc.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Appellee Aulick Leasing, Inc. (Aulick), is a trucking company engaged in the business of hauling aggregate to highway construction projects. Although Aulick’s home office is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, the nature of Aulick’s business requires that it move its operations from one location to another on a regular basis.

Appellant, Jose L. Torres, began working for Aulick in April 1996 as an over-the-road driver. Torres lived in Scottsbluff but worked for Aulick on several projects at various locations throughout Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Torres, like Aulick’s…