IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez
| IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 3, 2005 Decided November 8, 2005 | |
| Full case name | IBP, Inc., Petitioner v. Gabriel Alvarez, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al. |
| Citations | 546 U.S. 21 (more) 126 S. Ct. 514; 163 L. Ed. 2d 288 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Alvarez 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 | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 | |
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.