Legal Opinion
Abadeer v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided April 10, 2014No. 3:09-cv-00125PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
KEVIN H. SHARP, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this donning-and-doffing case claim that Tyson improperly deducts 30 minutes of time for their daily meal period because the company requires them to perform 5-8 minutes of compensable work at the beginning and end of each and every such period. After Tyson automatically takes them off the clock at the beginning of the 30-minute period, Plaintiffs say they have to complete production work and then remove, wash, and stow their frocks and other equipment. When the 30-min-ute unpaid meal period is up and Tyson *1065automatically puts them back on…
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