Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (E.D. Pa.)

A Pennsylvania federal district court granted in part and denied in part, Vertical Screen Inc.’s motion for summary judgment for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act by job applicant researchers and team leaders in a class action for unpaid overtime wages. The employees provided sufficient evidence showing that the time spent starting their computers, logging into Vertical Screen’s timekeeping system, and dealing with frequent troubleshooting issues was an integral and indispensable part of their job duties and therefore compensable under the FLSA because their job was centered around them being able to access a computer throughout their workday, ...