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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

Bank of America faces lawsuit from employees for not paying them during pre-shift computer tasks

Bank of America is facing a class action lawsuit from a former employee who claims she and others were not paid for the time they spent logging into their computers and setting up their digital workstations at the start of their shifts - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Bank of America is facing a class action lawsuit that claims it underpaid hourly workers by refusing to compensate them for time spent at the beginning of the day logging into their workstations.

The days of the punch card are long gone for most major employers. Many jobs — especially those that deal with sensitive digital information — require workers to use multi-factor authentication, VPNs, and open encrypted drives before they can even start work.

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