By Brian Schiedel

ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Dell, Inc. has settled a federal lawsuit alleging its call center employees in Oregon and four other states were forced to work off the clock and shortened their overtime pay.

The settlement, the details of which have not been made public, affects more than 1,400 call center workers from Oregon, Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Former Dell employees David Norman and Walter Romas, both of Roseburg, filed suit in US District Court in February 2007. The two men said they were required to attend daily meetings called "huddles" that lasted 20 to 30 minutes, but were not paid for that time. Norman and Romas also claimed that they had to perform other duties before and after their shifts ended.

The computer maker closed the Roseburg call center in August 2007.