IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez

IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez, 546 U.S. 21 (2005), is a US labor law case of the a United States Supreme Court, interpreting the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, as amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947.

IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 3, 2005
Decided November 8, 2005
Full case nameIBP, Inc., Petitioner v. Gabriel Alvarez, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al.
Citations546 U.S. 21 (more)
126 S. Ct. 514; 163 L. Ed. 2d 288
Case history
PriorAlvarez v. IBP, Inc., 339 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2003); cert. granted, 543 U.S. 1144 (2005).
Holding
Time respondents spend walking between changing and production areas is compensable under the FLSA.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
MajorityStevens, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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