I have blogged several times recently on the rash of “check bag” cases that have percolated through the courts. Another example. A class of workers employed by Converse Inc. have
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Security Checks
Eddie Bauer Security Check Waiting Time Case Gets Certification: What Is “Working Time”?
What is working time? There are many variations on this theme, some far grayer than others. When does waiting time become working time? Is the employee engaged to be waiting…
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Apple Workers Denied Class Certification in FLSA Working Time Claim on Security Checks
I often blog about what is and is not working time under the FLSA. Many class actions have been brought on these issues, with some focused on time waiting for…
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Off-the-Clock Security Checks
There are some interesting cases going on right now about whether employees who work in electronic retail stores need to be paid for the time they spend waiting to get…
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