I said last week that we would say goodbye to the FLSA re-visit some NLRB issues--and we will. But when I wrote that post the US Supreme Court had not published its decision in Tyson v. Bouaphakeo 577 US ____ (2016). That's the class action lawsuit brought by workers not compensated for time spent donscotustysoncaseslatedotcomning and doffing protective gear. Wait. Hasn't the Supreme Court already ruled that time spent donning and doffing is compensable? And didn't it also decide a makes it harder for employees to sue as a class in Wal-Mart Inc v Dukes? Arguably yes. So what makes this case so important?

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