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However, a federal appeals court recently issued a decision that may give employers some ammunition in defending claims for unauthorized work.<\/p>\n<p>In , the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the plaintiff manager\u2019s attempt to secure compensation for regularly reporting to duty 15 to 45 minutes before the start of her shift to engage in activities such as reviewing employee schedules, distributing materials to subordinates\u2019 workstations, cleaning work areas and preparing prototypes for production.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/what-you-dont-know-cant-hurt-you-appeals-court-rules-that-employers-lack-of-knowledge-of-employees-offtheclock-work-not-compensable.html\"  title=\"Continue Reading What You Don\u2019t Know Can\u2019t Hurt You: Appeals Court Rules that Employer\u2019s Lack of Knowledge of Employee\u2019s Off-the-Clock Work Not Compensable\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employment Law Newsletter By now most employers know that the wage payment mandates of the FLSA may require an employer to compensate employees for unauthorized work time when the employer \u201csuffers or permits\u201d the employee to work and receives the benefit of the employee\u2019s services. 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