HR Compliance Library, ¶27,727, Employees’ time between putting on protective gear and removing it is compensable

摘要

Your company’s manufacturing plants employ thousands of production workers who must wearrnprotective gear for safety reasons. You have been storing this protective clothing in company locker rooms, andrnafter employees suit up, they walk to the production floor, punch in, and begin work. At the end of their workrnshift, employees punch out, then proceed to the locker room and take off their protective gear. You believe yourrnorganization is appropriately compensating employees for their workday. Is it?