Kiara Lott v. Recker Consulting, LLC, et al

  1. July 31, 2026

    Call Center Tells 6th Circ. Boot-Up Time Not Compensable

    A healthcare call center told the Sixth Circuit that remote employees are not entitled to pay for booting up and logging in to work computers, arguing those steps are no different from passing through a workplace security checkpoint.

  2. July 09, 2026

    6 Wage And Hour Cases To Watch In The Rest Of 2026

    A U.S. Supreme Court look at whether immigrant detainees are owed a minimum wage and a debate over which workers fall under the motor carrier exemption to federal overtime requirements are among the wage and hour cases on attorneys' radar for the rest of the year. Here, Law360 explores cases to watch in the second half of 2026.

  3. June 29, 2026

    DOL Backs Call Staff In 6th Circ. Boot-Up Pay Appeal

    Workers who need computer systems to do their jobs must be paid for time spent getting those systems ready, including booting up employer-provided machines, the U.S. Department of Labor told the Sixth Circuit in a bid to revive remote healthcare call center workers' claims that they were denied pay for that time.

  4. June 16, 2026

    Remote Workers Tell 6th Circ. Boot-Up Time Compensable

    Remote call center workers handling inbound patient calls from home have argued before a Sixth Circuit panel that their employer failed to pay them in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act for pre-shift computer startup work integral to their jobs.