Responsa for Eruvin 127:6
גופא אמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל אפילו שכירו ואפי' לקיטו נותן עירובו ודיו אמר רב נחמן כמה מעליא הא שמעתא
would they also maintain that a hired labourer or retainer has a similar status in order that the law might be restricted?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of course not. As all doubtful questions in the laws of 'erub are decided in favour of the more lenient view, a hired labourer or retainer cannot be regarded as a householder wherever he failed to contribute to the 'erub of the alley.');"><sup>16</sup></span> [Reverting to] the main text: 'Rab Judah laid down in the name of Samuel: Even his hired labourer and even his retainer may contribute his share to the 'erub, and this alone is sufficient R'Nahman observed: How excellent a ruling is this. Rab Judah stated in the name of Samuel: He who has drunk a quarter of a log<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' v. Glos.');"><sup>17</sup></span>