Chicago police lose court fight for overtime spent answering BlackBerrys
by Associated Press in Chicago from Technology | The Guardian on (#XESZ)
Federal judge rules against officers claiming millions in overtime for responding to work-related calls and emails
A US federal judge has ruled against a group of Chicago police officers who argue they are owed millions of dollars in overtime for responding to work-related calls and emails on their smartphones while off-duty.
Sergeant Jeffrey Allen brought the class-action lawsuit five years ago. He and about 50 other members of an organised crime unit said the city owed them millions as back pay but they had been effectively banned from claiming it.
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