Remote Call Center Workers Can Seek Early Review of Novel Ruling

Remote call center workers secured permission to seek early appellate review of a federal district judge’s novel ruling that limited which off-the-clock tasks count as part of their workday.

The workers can seek interlocutory input from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit because reasonable disagreement exists about whether the workday starts when they boot up their computers from home, which materially affects the case, and a resolution now could prevent additional costs down the line, the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio said Tuesday.

Boot-up pay suits are common, especially against call centers such ...