In lawsuits filed across the nation, employees from auto workers to poultry workers are suing to be paid for the time it takes to get ready for work. Many of the lawsuits are fallout from a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case involving poultry and meatpacking workers in which the high court ruled that employees should be paid for the time it takes to "don and doff" mandatory uniforms or equipment. And one of the biggest groups of employees bringing these lawsuits is police officers.
July 05, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
It’s come to this: the process of getting ready for work is being litigated.
In lawsuits filed across the nation, employees from police officers to poultry workers are suing to be paid for the time it takes to put on and take off their uniforms and required safety gear.
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