In a case for overtime compensation for time spent by workers putting on and taking off protective gear, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-2 ruling has upheld the use of representative sampling as evidence for common claims among the class action plaintiffs, workers killing hogs and trimming pork products at processing plants in Iowa. Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo, No. 14-1146 (Mar. 22, 2016).
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