A police sergeant is suing the city of Chicago for two years of overtime back pay because he had to continue working on his BlackBerry phone after his shift ended.

According to court documents. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen of the Chicago Police Department claims he is owed serious compensation for thee extra work he completed and was required to put on his mobile device. Allen’s attorney, Paul Geiger, said his clients job essentially required off-duty work on his PDA. “What we are saying is he’s using the mobile device at the behest of the Police Department very routinely and very often off-duty and not being compensated for all the time spent on the device doing the city’s work,” said Geiger.

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley criticized the lawsuit, calling it “silliness in time of economic crisis.” He added, “we’d have to take all the BlackBerrys away from public servants.”

If you feel you have not been given the overtime payment you deserve, you should contact an Overtime Collection Lawyer of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP., by calling 202-973-0900.