Wednesday, June 20th, 2007...1:50 pm
11th Circuit FLSA Case
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The 11th Circuit has ruled that union employees for a poultry processing business were not entitled to be paid for time spent putting on and taking off protective clothing. As part of their jobs, the named plaintiffs were required to wear various articles of protective clothing and were required to arrive before their line work began to don the clothing and remain after the line-time to take it off. Certain employees had to take the clothing off and put it back on for breaks, as well. The full text of the opinion can be found here. In ruling, the 11th Circuit court rejected a 9th Circuit case proffered by the employees, Alvarez v. IBP, Inc., 339 F.3d 894, 904-05 (9th Cir. 2003), aff’d on other grds, 546 U.S. 21 (2005).
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