September 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Tyson Foods will pay $32 million to settle the question of whether workers should be paid for the time it takes to put on and take off protective clothes and safety gear at the beginning and end of their shifts.
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Tags: donning and doffing, PPE, safety gear, Tyson Foods, United Food and Commercial Workers
July 8, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Here we go again: Another federal court has ruled on whether employees should be paid for the time it takes to put on and take off their required safety gear. And the ruling is opposite one handed down by another court just last month.
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Tags: Butterball, donning and doffing, protective gear, safety gear, Tenth Circuit
June 16, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Confused about whether you’re required to pay workers for the time they spend putting on and taking off their required safety gear? You’re not alone. Yet another federal court has weighed in on the issue.
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Tags: donning and doffing, lunch breaks, safety gear
January 31, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The question of whether companies are required to pay employees for the time it takes them to put on and take off required safety gear is still complicated. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a pass on a case, leaving in place a lower court ruling.
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Tags: donning and doffing, FLSA, Kraft Foods, safety gear, steel-toed boots
June 29, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Even after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the matter, whether companies have to pay employees for the time spent donning and doffing safety gear was still confusing. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is trying to clear that up.
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Tags: Department of Labor, donning and doffing, interpretation, safety gear
January 7, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Under their union contract at one company, workers were only paid for their “line time.” They weren’t compensated for the time it took to put on or take off safety gear.
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Tags: donning and doffing, FLSA, PPE, safety gear, union contract
March 17, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Once again, a federal court has taken up the question of whether employers have to pay workers for their time spent putting on and taking off safety gear. In this case, the employer has lost the initial round in court.
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Tags: donning and doffing, Fair Labor Standards Act, PPE
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