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Kern County employee says legal classifications were reworked, leaving long‑time staff behind
Summary
At the April 8 Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting, a 19‑year county employee urged the board to address a reclassification she says reduced her job title and pay while raising pay for other, lower‑ranked classifications.
Karen Bessard, a 19‑year Kern County employee, told the Board of Supervisors on April 8 that recent job reclassifications in the county’s legal offices have “generalized” legal secretary and paralegal classifications and left long‑serving staff ineligible for positions they previously qualified for.
Bessard said the reclassification has “minimized” her classification even…
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