A federal judge is deciding whether Chicago police officers are entitled to overtime pay for fielding work-related calls and emails on their smartphones when off the clock.
The case could help draw clearer lines nationwide between when a worker is on or off company time in the age of the smartphone.
City lawyer, Jennifer Naber, argued that clear policies are already in place instructing officers to file for overtime for work done on smartphones after hours.
But plaintiffs' attorney Paul Geiger said officers are often browbeaten into not filing for the OT.
