Whether the Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to compensate employees for donning and doffing generic protective clothing

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Fair Labor Standards Act, which exempts from required compensation all activities that are “preliminary” or “postliminary” to employees’ principal work activities, 29 U.S.C. § 254(a)(2), nevertheless requires employers to compensate employees for donning and doffing generic protective clothing that does not protect against job-specific hazards that transcend ordinary risks. @)