Food Manufacturer Found Liable in Donning and Doffing Case

Seyfarth Synopsis: Even in the face of a collective bargaining agreement the State of Arkansas reconsiders whether employees should be compensated for time they spend putting on and taking off required protective gear.

A divided Arkansas Supreme Court recently ruled that a food manufacturing company violated Arkansas state law by not paying production workers for time they spent putting on and taking off required protective gear. Gerber Prods. Co. v. Hewitt, et al., 2016 Ark. 222 (May 26, 2016).

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