Preliminary Activity

I love working time cases. And we got a real winner lately.  The Third Circuit has recently ruled that clothes-changing time for oil rig workers was compensable.  In so doing

Continue Reading Third Circuit Clarifies The Meaning Of “Integral and Indispensable” Test In Preliminary/Postliminary Working Time Cases: Employers Beware!

I read an interesting blog post by Seyfarth Shaw on a working time case in a call center. I have often blogged about working time cases, preliminary/postliminary cases, and have

Continue Reading The De Minimis Doctrine May Not Be As Moribund As I Have Thought: Call Center Case Makes This (Important) Point

Working time cases, especially those claiming pay for preliminary or postliminary work are difficult and dangerous because they sneak up on an employer.  These activities may seem minimal, or not

Continue Reading Another Preliminary/Postliminary Case: What The Employer Need Be Aware Of!

How many times have I written about working time cases, so called “off the clock” cases, where the claimed compensable time arises from preliminary or postliminary activities that are tied
Continue Reading Preliminary/Postliminary Class Action (Again): What Does “Integral” Mean To Make Pre-Shift Activities Compensable

This is an interesting and rather unique situation. Two lawyers who represent a putative class of workers who filed a class action under the Fair Labor Standards Act now want
Continue Reading Lawyers Want To Withdraw From FLSA Class Action Against Cannabis Company Because Their Clients Are Incommunicado