Attorneys Discuss ‘Hot’ FLSA Issues Concerning Compensable Work Time

Employment attorneys Sept. 22 highlighted several “hot” issues concerning the calculation of compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act, including what constitutes an “integral” and “indispensable” pre- or post-work activity that requires overtime compensation.

Speaking during a teleconference sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Michael S. McIntosh, an attorney with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington, D.C., said “one of the hottest areas” under FLSA unpaid overtime litigation is whether employers must compensate employees for activities performed before the start of or after the end of their work periods. These ...