Companies that require employees to go through security screenings at the end of their workday are not required to pay overtime, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

The unanimous ruling in Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk was a big win for business groups that told the court in amicus briefs that security checks are used by nearly two-thirds of retailers to curb employee theft. The National Retail Federation warned the justices that the outcome of the case was “critically important.”

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