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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: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 11 2014, @09:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 11 2014, @09:30PM (#125263)

    Now, you could have given attribution for the great phrase.
    "Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." --John Steinbeck[1]

    Otherwise, you're right on the money:
    Frightened folks aren't going to risk the crumbs they have to get the whole loaf they deserve.
    ...and the task that the 1 Percent has set for itself is to make sure the Proles stay scared.

    [1] I recently heard Los Angeles Theater Works' presentation of "The Grapes of Wrath".
    The dude definitely had his finger on the pulse of the nation.

    -- gewg_

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