Chicago cops argue in lawsuit they deserve overtime for answering calls, scanning emails

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

12322 Unread EmailsPublished February 07, 2013 Associated Press

CHICAGO – Does scanning emails and answering calls from bosses on your smartphone after hours constitute work that should be compensated? A lawsuit winding its way through federal court in Chicago says that it does.

Chicago police Sgt. Jeffrey Allen claims in the suit that the city owes him and fellow officers overtime pay for work performed on department-requisitioned BlackBerry phones. If the plaintiffs eventually prevail, it could mean millions of dollars in back pay.

The issue impacts workers everywhere, Allen’s lawyer said Wednesday after a hearing in the case.

Chicago cops argue in lawsuit they deserve overtime for answering calls, scanning emails

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