Preliminary/Postliminary Time in the Wake of Busk v. Integrity: What Employers Need to Know

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark 9-0 decision in December holding that employees’ time spent waiting for and undergoing security screening after their shifts have ended is not compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Although this decision should effectively curb the onslaught of similar claims under the FLSA, some state law issues could remain, and the Court’s ruling is likely to have a broad effect on litigation involving other types of preliminary and postliminary activities.

Morgan Lewis represents the lead defendant in Busk and the related cases pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Please join us for a one-hour webinar to obtain an insider’s perspective on the decision and to learn more about this issue.

Topics will include:

• The Busk v. Integrity Staffing decision
• What “integral and indispensable” means
• The effect of Busk on other activities
• Is the activity “work”? The continued requirement of “modest exertion” under the FLSA
• State law differences
• The de minimis defense

When:
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
1–2pm

Presenters:
Barbara J. Miller
Richard G. Rosenblatt