A trade association and the U.S. Labor Department offered very different interpretations of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 decision in IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez when they commented on its application to ...

The settlement between DOL and Pilgrim's Pride Corp. involves overtime back pay for 798 workers at a Dallas facility and also their pay for time putting on and taking off protective gear. Whether ...

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In Tyger v. Precision Drilling Corp., the Third Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the circumstances under which donning and doffing activities by employees may be compensable under the Fair Labor ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. “Donning and doffing” is a hot-bed issue impacting ...

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit employees filed against Perdue Farms Inc. in December 1999, and both sides hope it will resolve the long-disputed issue of whether or not Perdue ...

The discussion over this practice, known as "donning" and "doffing," has been going on for years in many industries. Tyson Foods paid out $5.8 million to 3,900 workers over a similar issue last year ...

Judge Richard Posner is raising eyebrows with this opinion, in which he gleefully admits that he went out and bought safety equipment and timed three clerks as they put it on and took it off in ...

As federal and state safety and health guidelines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic call for extensive use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the workplace, employers should give their ...

Researchers describe a protocol for donning and doffing personal protective equipment in home settings for health care professionals who must interact with patients potentially infected with COVID-19.

DENVER (CBS4) - A federal judge has ruled in favor of Denver police officers who want to get paid for the time it takes them to dress and undress -- a so called "donning and doffing" lawsuit. In a ...