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SCOTUS Finds in Favor of Amazon, No Pay for Mandatory Security Screenings

posted by janrinok on Thursday December 11 2014, @02:18PM   Printer-friendly
from the my-time-is-my-own dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a unanimous decision that security screenings after the work day, regardless of the amount of time they take to perform, do not qualify for remuneration. The decision focuses on the Portal-To-Portal Act of 1947 which defines a workday that specifically excludes those activities "incidental" to an employee's primary responsibilities.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 11 2014, @06:27PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 11 2014, @06:27PM (#125162)

    That wouldn't fly because your travel is not mandatory for the job. You could camp out the sidewalk in front of the building.

    But, having worked at some very large sites like Boeing in Everett, I can say that sometimes the parking lots are so far from the entrance to the building that the travel time from the official parking lot to the entrance can run 10+ minutes. I would say that those travel minutes ought to be paid because they are effectively imposed by the employer and are not de minimus.