IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez
United States Supreme Court
546 U.S. 21 (2005)
Relevant factsFree
IBP (defendant) required its meat production workers to wear protective gear on the production floor but paid them only from the first to the last cut of meat, not for time spent donning and doffing the gear or walking between the locker room and the production floor; Alvarez (plaintiff) brought a class action seeking pay for that donning, doffing, and walking time under the FLSA. The district court and court of appeals found the time compensable, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether walking time occurring after the beginning of an employee's first principal activity and before the end of the employee's last principal activity is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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