United States: Windows Vista’s long start-up time would have led to class actions against several businesses

Several class actions against businesses in the insurance and telecommunication sectors are on their way. Indeed, the targeted businesses deduct the time computers take to start from working hours. According to lawyers, the time this operating system takes to start would lead to losses exceeding two hours a week. (Ref. 080958)
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Does the starting time of a computer count as working time? This is the question which opposes a half-dozen businesses to American employees who decided to unite to press collective charges in at least four different states: California, Nevada, Georgia and Missouri. Interviewed by the National Lawsuit Journal, Mark Thiermann, lawyer specialized in labor law and class actions, explains how employees at AT&T, BellSouth, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna Corp. saw their wages cut by several hours a mon

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