Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit issued a published opinion in Ruffin v. MotorCity Casino, in which the court held that casino security guards’ meal breaks, during which they were required to stay on casino property and monitor their two-way radios, were not spent “predominantly for the employer’s benefit,” and so not compensable under the Fair Labor … 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
