By: Christina Jaremus and Noah Finkel
Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal district court held that “boot-up” and “shut-down” time in a call-center environment is de minimis and therefore not compensable.
It has been hornbook law since the early days of the FLSA that disregarding small increments of otherwise compensable time does not give rise to back overtime liability under the
Continue Reading It So Happens That The De Minimis Doctrine Is Only Mostly Dead: District Court Holds That Boot Up Time In Call Center Generally Is Non-Compensable