With Opening Day of baseball season nearly upon us, it’s time again to bring back a “Quick Hits” segment to recap a few noteworthy (but not completely post-worthy) employment law items you might have missed recently.
In a decision officially released today, the Connecticut Supreme Court (Sarrazin v. Coastal, Inc.) has concluded that a plumbing foreman who carried his tools to and from work was not entitled to be compensated for his commuting time.
That’s about the only simple thing about the decision for employers.
The case addresses complicated and
The United States Department of Labor today released a new "Administrator’s Interpretation" concerning the donning and doffing (or, in plain English, typically putting on and taking off) of clothing at the beginning and end of each workday. You can download the notice here. Under the FLSA, “changing clothes or washing at the beginning or
A few years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court in IBP Inc. v. Alvarez, discussed an issue known in employment law circles as "donning and doffing". In that case, the Court ruled that employees must be paid for the time they spend walking between the place where they put on and take off protective