Legal Opinion
Weissman v. Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 1, 2013No. 2012AP2196PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLANCHARD, RJ.
¶ 1. Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc., operates a meat processing plant in Jefferson, Wisconsin. Six hourly employees who work in the plant filed this wage claim action, as a class action, against Tyson under Chapter 109 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The employees allege that they are entitled to compensation for time they spend at the plant putting on ("donning") and taking off ("doffing") sanitary and protective equipment and clothing as required by Tyson and also time spent walking to and from work stations after donning and before doffing these items. The circuit court granted…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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