United States First Circuit

District court correctly concluded that the donning and doffing of non-required gear is not compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and that neither walking time, nor a short amount of time spent waiting in line for gear, is compensable under the Portal-to-Portal Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/10/2004
• Published 03/10/2004

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lori B. Kisch, with whom Timothy B. Fleming, Charles R. Dixon, Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins & Childs, P.C., and William C. Nugent were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Graydon G. Stevens, with whom Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, were on brief, for appellee.