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Ninth Circuit· 8/5/2003

Alvarez v. IBP, Inc.

Citations

  • 339 F.3d 894
  • 2003 WL 21788995

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  • holding that donning and doffing which is both required by law and done for the benefit of employer is integral and indispensable part of the workday
  • concluding that donning and doffing of 9 protective gear were integral and indispensable activities in part because they 10 had to be performed at the workplace
  • holding that employers are “required to 1 || compensate its employees for the time it takes to change into required specialized 2 || protective clothing and safety gear’
  • holding that an 16 employer must show that it “actively endeavored to ensure” FLSA compliance to 17 meet the good faith and objective reasonableness prongs of section 260
  • concluding that donning and doffing protective gear by meat packing plant employees was compensable in part because doing so was required by and for the benefit of the employer
  • holding that an 2 employer must “actively endeavor” to ensure FLSA compliance

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Judges: Illston, Nelson, Thomas

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