Pittsburg Staffing Firm Accused of Shorting Pay of Colorado Workers

Many business owners are not aware that they are potentially subject to personal liability under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act for wage/hour violations. Some states impose personal liability as well.

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has overruled a Nevada District Court and found that time spent by call center workers booting up computers is integral to the employees' duties of receiving customer phone calls and scheduling appliance pickups, and therefore is compensable work time under the