Allen v. McWane, Inc.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

This collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), on behalf of hourly employees of McWane, Inc. (“McWane”), sought payment for pre- and post-shift time spent donning and doffing protective gear. The district court granted summary judgment on the basis that at each plant there existed a custom or practice of not compensating pre- or post-shift time spent putting on and taking off protective gear. We AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

McWane operates plants that manufacture cast iron pipe and fittings. The hourly employees at McWane’s…