Waco's strongest argument against liability for the Erectors is that these activities — loading tools, receiving crew assignments, and loading incidental material — even if otherwise compensable, were de minimis and therefore preliminary and postliminary rather than integral and indispensable to their principal activity. Again, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, this is not correct....
Here, it was not particularly difficult to record the designated arrival times for employees. The other work they performed prior to departure occurred on a regular basis. This work involved a variety of required activities which, while independently of short duration, may in the aggregate exceed the
de minimis threshold. In addition, testimony from some plaintiffs establishes that material loading itself sometimes exceeded twenty minutes. (Jackson Dep., ECF No. 124-8, p. 13). Viewing this evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, they have presented sufficient facts to survive defendant's motion for partial summary judgment.