Monday, August 10, 2009

Dallas Lawsuits Question Labor Demands of Email and Cellphones

In a statement, the company said it complies with wage and hour laws, but doesn't comment on pending litigation. The case was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

In the CB Richard Ellis case, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, John Rulli, a former maintenance worker for the commercial real-estate services company in Muskego, Wis., said he wasn't paid for after-hours time spent receiving and responding to messages on his cellphone, said Weinberg Law Firm, Labor Lawyer Dallas.