Dernovish v. at & T Operations, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S DISCOVERY REQUESTS
ORTRIE D. SMITH, District Judge.
This is a collective action brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Plaintiffs generally allege their duties involved some facet of customer assistance, and Defendant required them to be logged into the phone and computer systems and ready to take calls at the beginning of their shift. This required them to begin the process of logging into the systems before their shift began; these efforts constituted “work” within the meaning of the FLSA for which they should have been compensated.
“No employee shall…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. SperlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Ruehl v. Viacom, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Alvarez v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Anderson v. Unisys Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Kloos v. Carter-Day Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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