[DannyTN]

I think that's a bad ruling. It is part of their duties, unless they can bypass the check.

It should really depend on how long it takes. If it takes 10 minutes or less, I'd agree with the court. But if it's taking 30 minutes on a regular basis, and the security check is required, then they should be paid for it. Amazon needs to figure out how to process their employees quicker.

[Flag_This]

I’ve done some seasonal work on weekends at an Amazon warehouse in the past. The last time I worked there you only went through security if you were exiting the facility. On a bad day it may have taken me all of three minutes to get through the line and out the door.

[Reno89519]

I think that's a bad ruling. It is part of their duties, unless they can bypass the check.

I completely agree. If Amazon insists they go through the security check, they should be paid for that time.

[glorgau]

Decisions like this reinforce the need for collective bargaining - unions. While the rhetoric here is all about free enterprise and self-help, people working at places like this have little to no leverage in the terms of their employment. The only thing they can do is quit.

Just plain sad. Won’t stop me from ordering more stuff from Amazon.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I think they should be paid, but they are not the only sufferers. There are many ways companies cheat employees out of pay. They can get very creative.

The only answer I guess is that they lose good employees and can only retain substandard ones.

I should add that as far as cheating goes, employees are far guiltier in general. The creative ways employees cheat employers is stunning.

[mass55th]

"I think that's a bad ruling. It is part of their duties, unless they can bypass the check."

I agree. We were required to be on duty 15 minutes prior to our shift starting, to attend pre-shift briefing, which included roll call. We had to clock in prior to line-up, and clock out at the end of our shift. Initially, we were paid a flat rate for each 15 minutes. Many years later, the union negotiated with the State to pay us overtime for the pre-shift briefings because anything over the regular 40 hour work week was considered overtime by the Department of Labor.

[Darth Reardon]

Um, shouldn’t that be something mutually agreed upon by the employer and the employee? What business is it of ours to dictate terms in a relationship we’re not a party to? Do we also need to force Amazon to pay $15/hr and provide insurance which covers abortion?

[rottndog]

The reason for the screening is a very high level of theft if they don’t do it.

You can blame sticky fingered employees for that...the company shouldn’t have to pay because a high percentage of them are scumbags when no one is looking...