Arkansas police officers sue for unpaid overtime
Two former police officers are suing the town of Alexander, Arkansas, for unpaid overtime, vacation time and holiday pay, according to The Associated Press.
Tommy Leath and Christopher Maher named the town and its mayor in the lawsuit, which claims that they were not adequately compensated for working more than 40 hours per week. Although the suit does not specify the time period over which the alleged infraction occurred, the Fair Labor Standards Act dictates that claims can be allowed going as far back as three years ago.
The news source notes that Leath agreed to leave the force last year after a judge ruled that he had engaged in unconstitutional racial profiling during a series of traffic stops made in 2007, which the plaintiffs' attorney sees as a potential road block to winning the time and attendance case if it goes in front of a jury.
Similar legal action was taken earlier this month in Bedford County, Tennessee, by four sheriff detectives who alleged they had not been paid overtime or compensatory time off for two years and were forced to work off the timeclock to keep costs down, according to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
Tommy Leath and Christopher Maher named the town and its mayor in the lawsuit, which claims that they were not adequately compensated for working more than 40 hours per week. Although the suit does not specify the time period over which the alleged infraction occurred, the Fair Labor Standards Act dictates that claims can be allowed going as far back as three years ago.
The news source notes that Leath agreed to leave the force last year after a judge ruled that he had engaged in unconstitutional racial profiling during a series of traffic stops made in 2007, which the plaintiffs' attorney sees as a potential road block to winning the time and attendance case if it goes in front of a jury.
Similar legal action was taken earlier this month in Bedford County, Tennessee, by four sheriff detectives who alleged they had not been paid overtime or compensatory time off for two years and were forced to work off the timeclock to keep costs down, according to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
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