The Chicago Police Department has gotten a bad rap lately over excessive use of force. But it has also faced another problem that is rather less than life or death: a lawsuit from officers who believe the city is shortchanging them on overtime for work they do on their smartphones after hours.
After more than five years of litigation, a judge from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, ruled on Thursday for the city and against the current and former cops in the department’s Bureau of Organized Crime. The case, Allen v. City of Chicago, underscores the complications of counting time worked when employees are more connected than ever to their work devices even when they are not on duty.
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