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

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

A restaurant faces a $50,604 fine in the death of a 17-year-old employee who was parking cars. But this fine wasn’t from OSHA.

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Tags: child labor, death of 17-year-old, FLSA, parking valet death