On April 28, 2008, named Plaintiff, Charles Seward, filed a lawsuit against Defendant, International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM"), seeking to recover unpaid overtime compensation on behalf of all IBM Call Center Employees who worked but were not paid for all the time spent booting up their computers, initializing software applications and engaging in other work before the start of their scheduled shift.  The lawsuit charges that IBM violated federal law by failing to keep accurate time records and failing to pay wages earned as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

Plaintiff brings this lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of Call Center Employees working for IBM at its Riveredge facility in Georgia. 

Under the FLSA, employees are entitled to wages for all hours worked and time-and-a-half pay for each hour over 40 hours worked in a workweek, unless they are exempt from the Act.  These laws also require employers to maintain accurate records of hours actually worked by its employees.

In this case, Plaintiffs allege that IBM failed to use an accurate time keeping system which did not account for all hours worked by Call Center Employees.  Plaintiffs allege that they and other similarly-situated employees worked unpaid overtime off-the-clock for IBM performing a variety of duties including, but not limited to, booting up their computer system, initializing software applications and engaging in other work before the start of their scheduled shift.
           
If you are currently employed, or have been employed in the past three years, by IBM as a call center employee at its Riveredge, Georgia facility and would like more information about your rights, we encourage you to read the court approved Notice.

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