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gizmodo.com - 11/20/2008

Employees Not Getting Paid for Boot-Up Times, Sue Their Employers [Work Sucks]

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For office drones at big companies such as AT&T;, United Health Group and Cigna, booting up their computers at the start of the day and waiting for them to shut down takes some decent time. Like 20 minutes at the start and end of the day. And they sure don't like the fact that their weasely ...

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theinquirer.net - 11/19/2008

Firms charge employees for Vista boot-up times

— theinquirer.net — By Nick Farrell : Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 12:30 PM TIGHT ARSED employers are refusing to pay... employees for the 20 or so minutes it takes for their computers to boot-up or shut down. Apparently it has become an issue since the introduction of ... (more) Firms charge employees for Vista boot-up times

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blog.wired.com - 11/20/2008

Employees Sue Over Half-Hour Boot Times

— blog.wired.com — Man, we thought we were picky when it came to the tiny details of machines, but we... have nothing on lawyers. According to the National Law Journal, lawyers have found a new way to make money from crappy gadgets: Lawyers are noting a new type ... (more) Employees Sue Over Half-Hour Boot Times

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lifehacker.com - 11/20/2008

Employees Sue to be Paid for Time Spent Booting Up [Law]

— lifehacker.com — If you're manager tracks your time based on when you log in and out of your machine... at work, then are you missing out on pay for the time you're waiting for your machine to boot up and shut down?... (more) Employees Sue to be Paid for Time Spent Booting Up [Law]

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Companies Sued For Not Paying For Time Spent Booting Up A Computer
Techdirt — Gizmodo points us to the fascinating news that there is a growing number of lawsuits from hourly employees suing employers for not paying them for the time they sit waiting for their computers to boot up in the morning. The article also mentions time waiting for a computer to shut down, but I'm not sure how that should matter. Once you start that process, can't you just leave? I can certainly sympathize that the bootup process can take quite some time -- especially on older Windows machines, but this hardly seems like lawsuit material. As some have ...