Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of 'Voluntary' Employer-Sponsored Event

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a worker's participation in an employer-sponsored recreational program is not "voluntary" when it takes place during work hours and employees must either attend the event or use limited vacation time in order to get paid.  Case: Shire v. Rosemount, No. A15-0856, 02/17/2016, published. Facts: Ali Shire worked a weekend shift for the shipping department of Rosemount Inc. In October 2012, Rosemount had an employee-recognition event specifically for the weekend-shift employees of the shipping department. Rosemount's online employ...