Legal Opinion
Abdela Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc., D/B/A Barber Foods
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 10, 2004No. 02-1679, 02-1739PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants are a group of hourly wage employees (“Employees”) who brought suit against their employer, Barber Foods, for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). Employees sought compensation for alleged unrecorded and uncompensated work performed by them for Barber Foods.
The district court granted partial summary judgment for the defendant. A trial was held on the issue of whether the time spent donning and doffing required clothing constituted “work” and whether such time was de minimis. The jury found for…
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