expected to face more charges. >>> rob vaughn: Local Amazon warehouse workers are among those reacting to a decision that could have affected their paychecks. That decision came down yesterday from the nation's highest court.. WFMZ's Chandi Lowry joins us live in the studio with the story. Rob, The u.s. Supreme Court reversed a ruling.. saying workers at Amazon warehouses will not get paid while going through security. >>REPORTER:Passing through security and dealing with heavy traffic.. can take a big chunk of a workday.Debbie Lynch says her relative battles those headaches while working at the Amazon warehouse in Upper Macungie Township.>>DEBBIE LYNCH:11:34:44"He has complained many times about getting out of there and getting in. It takes him so long to get through security and it takes him over a half an hour to get out of the parking lot.">>REPORTER:Two former workers in Nevada sued Amazon's hiring company because they claimed they spend close to a half an hour a day going through security screenings. They felt they should be paid for that time since it was mandatory. That lawsuit prompted other suits against the online retailer... including one filed by local workers. a lower court ruled in favor of the employees in the Nevada case.. But on Tuesday.. the u.s. Supreme Court sided with Amazon and its contractor Integrity Staffing Solutions. >>debbie lynch:11:37:19"i don't think they should not get paid for that if they are going to have to take that kind of time.">>REPORTER:Jose Paler works at the warehouse in Upper Macungie..and says if you get ready for the screenings, it usually takes about 5 minutes, so he's okay with the security.>>JOSE paler: 13:47:29"There's millions of dollars in there. You are talking about cell phones, you're talking about books and cd's.">>REPORTER:Amazon released this statement saying.. "The allegations in this case were simply not true data shows that employees typically walk through security with little or no wait, and Amazon has a global process that is designed to ensure the time employees spend waiting in security is less than 90 seconds." u.s. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he based his decision on a federal law.. the Portal to Portal Act.It refers to coal miners who had to use portals to get underground and exempts employers from paying for pre- and post work activities.If this ruling was not reversed, employers could be on the hook for paying workers to
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