Corey Rangel

Current and former TeleTech employees are taking legal action alleging unlawful compensation practices

On Wednesday, Kansas City law firm Stueve Siegel Hanson Woody LLP, announced it's filing a federal lawsuit against TeleTech for unlawful compensation practices.

So far, at least 86 employees say the company consistently required them to perform work "off the clock."

Employees say they were pressured to come in early to get logged on and to catch up on follow-up work but say they wouldn't get paid until they took their first incoming call.

"Once you walk in the door and you start working - that's your paid time. That's not your time to give to the company. That's their time to pay you for," said one employee, who didn't want to give her name for fear of being fired.

"It's just something I feel that was owed to me. Having to be here before actually logging on and having to get into work and start working but not get paid for it," said another employee. Attorney George Hanson says he expects more employees to join in.

"It's my understanding there's been considerable turnover at TeleTech in that Topeka facility so frankly the number of employees could reach into the thousands."

Former employee Martina Tucker mailed her claim in on Wednesday and shares the same sentiment as others.

"We're here to be paid and if we're not getting paid for the time we're here then what's the point."

The lawsuit will seek damages in the form of back wages and overtime pay for all uncompensated work performed by TeleTech employees during the last three years.

Anyone wanting to file a claim can call 800-714-0360.

Hanson says it's against the law for TeleTech to retaliate against employees who chose to file suit.