Co-authored by Rebecca Pratt Bromet and Ashley Choren Workman
Today the Supreme Court granted the cert petition filed in Busk v. Integrity Staffing, agreeing to answer the question of whether time spent by workers in security screenings is compensable under the FLSA and the Portal-to-Portal Act. (See Cert Petition; Docket). Importantly, the Supreme Court will (hopefully)
Continue Reading Security On Its Way: SCOTUS Grants Cert. in Security Screening FLSA Case
Co-Authored by Rebecca Pratt Bromet and Ashley Choren Workman
From warehouses to retail establishments, airports to power plants, employees in countless industries spend time every day in pre- or post-shift security screenings. For decades, it was well accepted that such time was not compensable under the FLSA. In 2013, however, the Ninth Circuit took a radical step away from established
Continue Reading Will the Supreme Court Provide a Sense of Security For Employers Who Don’t Pay Employees For Going Through Security?
Co authored by Steve Shardonofsky and Noah Finkel
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision to deny certiorari in Martin et al. v. Spring Break ’83 Productions, L.L.C. et al. This decision leaves in place the Fifth Circuit’s ruling enforcing a private FLSA settlement—a first for any federal appellate court.
In Martin, four union-represented plaintiffs
Continue Reading Could The Tide Be Turning On The Enforceability of Private FLSA Settlements?
Authored by Steve Shardonofsky
As we blogged here earlier this year, the Fifth Circuit in Martin et al. v. Spring Break ’83 Productions, L.L.C. et al.; No. 11-30671 (July 24, 2012) became the first federal appellate court to enforce a private FLSA settlement. Now, the United States Supreme Court may get a chance to weigh in on this issue