Last week, Judge Posner, writing on behalf of the Seventh Circuit, disagreed with the Sixth Circuit when examining whether, in cases where a collective bargaining agreement does not provide for compensation for the time a worker spends putting on protective clothing to start his shift, the time spent walking from the locker room to the work … Continue Reading
The Sixth Circuit yesterday joined a majority of Circuit Courts in interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201, et seq. on the issue of time spent by employees in putting on and removing uniforms and equipment at work. See Franklin v. Kellogg Co. (6th Cir., Case No. 09-5880, Aug. 31, 2010) … Continue Reading
