BALTIMORE — The Baltimore police union recently filed a class action lawsuit against the city on behalf of its 2,600 members alleging officers are due thousands of hours in combined unpaid overtime from the last three years.
CLEVELAND — Dozens of police officers and support staff from North Ridgeville, Ohio, recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against their department claiming the city underpaid them and owes back wages from the previous three years.
OKLAHOMA — A federal judge recently approved a settlement in an unpaid overtime lawsuit between a former sheriff’s deputy and the county and sheriff’s department he worked for.
SAN GABRIEL, Calif. — In a victory for workers across the country, a California federal court recently ruled cash benefits must be taken into account when calculating overtime payments for employees.
BALTIMORE — Maryland state officials recently disclosed a startling revelation that thousands of workers had their hours miscalculated for years and could be due significant back pay.
With complaints by multiple police officers employed by the city of Jackson growing in numbers, the Department of Labor launched a violation investigation in 2011 to address officer concerns that they were being forced to work extensive overtime hours without being adequately compensated, according to The Clarion-Ledger.