The Court, with new Chief Justice Roberts at the helm, officially opened the October 2005 Term today, hearing oral arguments in two matters: the consolidated cases of IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez and Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc., which ask whether the Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay workers for time spent walking between equipment stations to get safety equipment; and Wagnon v.
Read More First Monday 2005 Term