Should You Get Paid Overtime for Checking Work Email at Home? [Reader Poll]

Category: Science/Tech | Posted by laraib 1426 days ago

ABC News writers recently demanded overtime pay for bringing work home with them—including attending to work-related email on their BlackBerries after hours. The spat between the Writer's Guild and ABC was settled (writers don't get paid for checking their email for a minute, but do for any major work commitments at home), but it brings up an important question: Where's the overtime line when we're all connected to the office via email-enabled cell phones after hours? Tell us what you think. Should you get overtime for putting in BlackBerry time at home? ( polls) Workplaces to see more spats over after-hours work [Yahoo! News]