7th Circuit Rules Employees Can't Get Pay for Time Spent Changing

Lawyers USA › December 01, 2009

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Summary

Maintenance workers are not entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act for time spent changing clothes and showering at the end of each work shift, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.

The employees worked for a paper mill and claimed they were regularly exposed to hazardous materials, requiring them to spend time changing clothes and showering after each work day. They argued they were entitled to compensation under FLSA for this time.

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7th Circuit Rules Employees Can't Get Pay for Time Spent Changing

But the court sided with the employer, whose policy allow...

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