Tyger v. Precision Drilling Corp.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RODNEY TYGER, et al., No. 4:11-CV-01913 Plaintiffs, (Chief Judge Brann) v. PRECISION DRILLING CORP. et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION MARCH 25, 2022 “[A] fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.”1 That was the promise of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act. But in practice, this promise has proven easier stated than applied. While the Act generally requires employers to compensate their employees for time they are required to be at work, Congress has carved out two exceptions, one for “travel to and from the location…