Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal district has parted company with two appellate circuits in holding that computer boot-up time is non-compensable under the FLSA.

An all-too-common fact pattern in wage-hour litigation is the non-exempt employee who (i) turns on or wakes up their computer; (ii) enters their username and password; (iii) if they are remote, accesses a VPN and or dual-authentication…