Opinion ID: 438764
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Heading: opening and closing of gates

Text: 28 The employees working the swing and graveyard shifts alleged that they were required to report early to allow them time to open and close the security gates to the project areas. The district court found that this activity took no more than 3 minutes. 29 The district court properly held that the Portal-to-Portal Act specifically exempted from the FLSA overtime requirements the time plaintiffs took to open and close the project gates. The Act does not require employers to pay overtime for walking, riding, or traveling to and from the actual place of performance of the principal activity or activities which such employee is employed to perform .... 29 U.S.C. Sec. 254(a)(1). The opening and closing of gates enables the employees to reach their actual place of performance and is the kind of activity covered by this exception. See Carter v. Panama Canal Co., 314 F.Supp. at 390-91. 30 AFFIRMED.