Lugo v. FARMER'S PRIDE INC.

MEMORANDUM RE: MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BAYLSON, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This case is about whether employees at a chicken processing plant are entitled to compensation for time spent putting on and taking off (“donning and doffing”) items of personal protective equipment and clothing (“PPE”). Plaintiffs Luz Lugo and members of the certified subclass (“Plaintiffs”) allege that Defendant Farmer’s Pride, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Farmer’s Pride”) violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., as amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. §…