Developer's Guide to Web Application Security

While long hours are common in Information Technology (IT), some

companies expect employees to work after hours without compensation.

In recent years, a number of developers and IT employees have begun

suing their employers for the poor treatment they’ve received. In 2004, a

software developer named Joe Straitiff was fired from EA Games, and

claims the termination was in part due to refusing to work 80-hour

workweeks without being paid overtime. EA Games denied it, but other

employees with similar complaints joined in a class action lawsuit for

unpaid overtime wages. A copy of the complaint can be viewed at

www.eaovertimecase.com.

For some organizations, ...