Supreme Court Rules Against Amazon Workers in Compensation Case

I was surprised by this decision. Obviously I don't understand the underlying laws as the decision was unanimous.



The way I understand it workers are required to go through a security check after work as an anti theft deterent. This can take up to 20 minutes and two workers sued to be paid for the time.

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According to the court, since the screenings were not integral to the the principal activity the workers were hired to perform, the company was not required to compensate them for the time spent waiting for them under the Fair Labor Standards Act.