SPOERLE v. KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC.

No. 09-2691.

614 F.3d 427 (2010)

Jeff SPOERLE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heather L. Curnutt (argued), Attorney, Lawton & Cates, Madison, WI, Douglas J. Phebus, Attorney, Arellano & Phebus, Middleton, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Daniel A. Kaplan, Attorney, William M. Conley (argued), Foley & Lardner LLP, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and MANION and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay workers for time spent donning and doffing "integral and indispensable" safety gear. See IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez, 546 U.S. 21, 126 S.Ct. 514, 163 L.Ed.2d 288 (2005); 29 U.S.C. § 254. It also allows labor and management to vary this rule through collective bargaining:

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