The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has long served as a bulwark of labor rights in the United States, safeguarding employees' entitlement to fair compensation for their toil. Nevertheless, determining what constitutes compensable work-related activities under the FLSA has been a perennial source of legal debate. A recent decision in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Tyger v. Precision Drilling

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the time spent by oil rig workers changing into and out of protective gear is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The court held that the compensability of this time depends on a multi-factor test, and rejected a standard that pegs compensability on whether the clothing guards against dangers