Judge to rule on police time and attendance settlement
A U.S. District Judge is set to rule on a time and attendance lawsuit settlement levied against the city of Denver by approximately 850 current and former police officers, the Denver Post reports.
The suit was filed in 2007 in order to challenge how police are paid under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The plaintiffs claim the city violated the legislation by delaying payment of wages for overtime employee attendance, disregarding rules pertaining to compensatory time off and failing to compensate time spent on standby, on call or engaging in pre-shift and post-shift work such as "donning and doffing" their uniforms.
The settlement would credit each officer with 225 hours of paid time off - the equivalent of approximately one-and-a-half months - to be used over the rest of his or her career, according to the news source.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a decision regarding a similar case involving the San Diego Police Department. The suit covered approximately 1,500 current and former officers who were seeking back pay for the time they spent getting ready for their shifts.
The suit was filed in 2007 in order to challenge how police are paid under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The plaintiffs claim the city violated the legislation by delaying payment of wages for overtime employee attendance, disregarding rules pertaining to compensatory time off and failing to compensate time spent on standby, on call or engaging in pre-shift and post-shift work such as "donning and doffing" their uniforms.
The settlement would credit each officer with 225 hours of paid time off - the equivalent of approximately one-and-a-half months - to be used over the rest of his or her career, according to the news source.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a decision regarding a similar case involving the San Diego Police Department. The suit covered approximately 1,500 current and former officers who were seeking back pay for the time they spent getting ready for their shifts.
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