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Resident asks commissioners to press vendor over unpaid accrued time after kitchen services change
Summary
A public commenter told commissioners that dietary employees who worked at the county nursing home were not reimbursed for accrued paid time off after a vendor transition; commissioners advised pursuing the state labor department and said the county has limited authority over private contractors.
Joanne Carmody, who identified herself as the mother of a Rockingham County dietary employee, addressed the Board of Commissioners during public comment on July 31 to report that employees working under the county’s food‑service contractor were not reimbursed for accrued paid time off (PTO) or vacation.
“Those employees have not been reimbursed for the earned time that they had accrued, whether it's paid time off or vacation time,” Carmody told the board. She said employees were told by Whitsons (the vendor previously providing dietary…
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