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IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez
''IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez'', , was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court expanded worker protections initially outlined in the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, as amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947. Workers for the Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. (IBP, Inc.), now known as Tyson Foods, Inc., filed a class-action lawsuit requesting reparations for unpaid wages. Workers were not being paid for time spent putting on and taking off protective gear, nor for time walking to and from the changing area. IBP, Inc. argued that changing into protective gear did not constitute a “principal activity” of the job, and thus was not compensable by law.
== Opinion of the Court ==
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the workers' favor. According to the opinion released, donning protective gear and walking to and from changing areas are “integral and indispensable” to the job's “principal activities”, and must, therefore, be compensated.
The court moderated its opinion slightly, siding with the employer regarding time waiting in line for protective gear. This waiting time, “two steps removed from principal activities”, is not compensable under FLSA regulations. However, time spent waiting to doff protective gear before leaving at the end of the workday is compensable. Further, compensable work hours begin at the time the employer asks employees to arrive. If employees are forced to wait at the beginning of their shift because the employer does not yet have protective gear available, employees will be compensated for their waiting time.
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