Legal Opinion
Alvarez v. IBP, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2003No. Nos. 02-35042, 02-35110PublishedCited by 205 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
Perhaps the packing plant employees in Pasco, Washington, should have heeded Henry David Thoreau’s warning to “beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.” The central dispute in this class action lawsuit is whether IBP, Inc. (“IBP”) should be required to compensate its employees for the time it takes to change into required specialized protective clothing and safety gear. Under the circumstances presented by this case, we conclude that it must. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
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