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Missoula County authorizes $198,000 and $17,750 settlements in pandemic overtime and 2022 911 cases
Summary
Missoula County commissioners authorized two settlement agreements: $198,000 to resolve a class action over unpaid overtime for health department employees during the COVID-19 response, and $17,750 for Missoula County's share of a suit by David and Jamie Maldonado arising from an August 2022 911 transfer call.
Missoula County commissioners authorized two settlement agreements resolving separate lawsuits: a $198,000 class-action settlement for health department employees who say they were not paid overtime during the COVID-19 response, and a $17,750 payment as Missoula County’s share of a claim by David and Jamie Maldonado stemming from an August 2022 911 call transfer.
A county staff member told commissioners the overtime case involves employees who performed both exempt and nonexempt work during the pandemic and that the county’s timekeeping system did not distinguish exempt hours from nonexempt hours. “The total amount that will be paid is $198,000,”…
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