Lawsuit Claims Citrix Violated Wage and Hour Law and Overtime Law

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According to a recent lawsuit, Citrix Systems did not pay their employees for time spent completing mandatory pre-and post-shift tasks. Additionally, Citrix workers were allegedly denied proper overtime wages.

The Case: Cirillo v. Citrix Systems Inc.

The Court: North Carolina’s Eastern District Court

The Case No.: 5:21-CV-00088

The Plaintiff: Cirillo v. Citrix Systems Inc.

Cirillo, the plaintiff in the case, is a former inside sales rep at the company’s Raleigh, North Carolina location. Cirillo alleges that she and other workers in similar situations weren’t paid for the time they spent completing mandatory pre- and post-shift tasks or for overtime.

The Defendant: Cirillo v. Citrix Systems Inc.

The defendant in the case, Citrix Systems Inc., is a software development company employing more than 8,100 global workers. More than 2,000 of their employees are inside sales reps at the Raleigh location. According to the complaint, Citrix Systems Inc. violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and state employment law by failing to appropriately pay employees, and retaliating against the plaintiff in the case.

Situations in the Workplace that Allegedly Violate Labor Law:

  • According to the complaint, Cirillo v. Citrix Systems Inc., a number of business practices, policies, and situations in the workplace constituted a violation of labor law including:

  • Requiring employees to report only scheduled shift times regardless of the number of hours actually worked

  • Required “pre-shift” tasks required in order to be “work ready” such as checking emails, logging in to various programs, etc.

  • Requiring employees to work through unpaid lunch breaks

  • Requiring post-shift tasks (like shutting down computers, finishing paperwork, sending emails and touching base with clients and potential customers (including clients in other time zones)

  • Failing to include nondiscretionary commissions as part of the workers’ regular rates of pay when calculating overtime pay rates

Summary of the Case: Cirillo v. Citrix Systems Inc.

Cirillo v. Citrix Systems Inc. proposed collective and class action, also alleges Citrix failed to inform the plaintiff, Cirillo, of her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and retaliated against her after she sustained a workplace injury that necessitated that she work from home for an extended period. In summary, the plaintiff, who worked for Citrix from summer 2018 through the beginning of 2020, alleges she was wrongfully terminated from her position.

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