U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Del Rio v. Amazon.com.dedc, LLC
August 24, 2026
Summary
The court vacated the district court’s summary judgment for Amazon because mandatory security-screening time is compensable hours worked under Connecticut wage law, regardless of how brief the screening was. It also held that Connecticut wage law contains no de minimis exception and declined to decide Amazon’s alternative argument that employees’ choice to bring personal belongings caused the unpaid time. The case was remanded for further proceedings consistent with the state supreme court’s answers.