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<span style="font-weight: 400;">A federal court in Illinois <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SWAT.pdf"><strong>ruled</strong></a> that Chicago SWAT team members are not entitled to pay for time spent loading and unloading their gear between their vehicles and their residences, finding that this activity is not integral to their principal activities. </span>

CHICAGO – A federal court in Illinois ruled that Chicago SWAT team members are not entitled to pay for time spent loading and unloading their gear between their vehicles and their residences, finding that this activity is not integral to their principal activities.

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