Blackberry Overtime Claim
23rd August 2010
A couple of years ago Jeff blogged about wage and hour lawsuits created by the wave of employer-issued Blackberry and other PDA devices. At the time, it seemed unlikely that we’d see many of these suits for two reasons: 1. most people who are issued a PDA by an employer tended to be professional or executive employees, exempt from the FLSA’s overtime provisions; and 2. fear of retaliation would deter employees from complaining.
Indeed, it’s taken a couple of years for a high-profile case to hit the press. Now, a Chicago police sergeant has brought a class action against the city seeking compensation for overtime connected with his Blackberry use.