A lawsuit was filed in federal court Tuesday accusing IBM of denying overtime pay to tens of thousands of workers. The suit, which seeks class-action status nationwide, contends that the company violated federal and state labor laws in California and New York by misclassifying full-time computer installation and maintenance workers as exempt from overtime.
See "I.B.M. Accused of Denying Overtime Pay to Workers", Lisa Alcalay Klug, The New York Times, January 24, 2006