They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait - and Get Paid for It

When the poet John Milton observed that "they also serve who only stand and wait," it was unlikely that he was thinking about employees who are required to pass through security clearance when leaving the workplace at the end of their shift. However, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has thought about such employees, and the court decided that the time spent waiting in line to reach the check-out point was compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act.



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