Wow, I had to look it up, but this is all true. I guess companies can hold you on premises as long as they like without pay, so long as you’re not working. Str

Wow, I had to look it up, but this is all true. I guess companies can hold you on premises as long as they like without pay, so long as you’re not working. Strange. I’m not totally sure what it is about waiting in a security line that makes it “not working”. Supposedly cleaning chemicals from the plant off your body does count as work. But participating in a workplace compliance process like a security line is not work. But I assume the screeners are getting paid? I guess it’s because screening is part of their job description. I guess I’d have to read the opinions to find out where that line is. It’s not obvious to me. “Am I free to go” would seem like a more obvious line... although then the chemical showers wouldn’t be billable. Since you’re free to leave dirty. I can see the legal dilemma. All of this isn’t really any constitutional issue though, it’s just federal employment regulations. So good regulators in the executive could fix it.