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State Supreme Court Decision on Thurston County Pay Issue
Submitted by Jeff Brigham on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 10:30am.

The State Supreme Court just issued a decision on a dispute involving Thurston County and the payment of overtime to employees. You can read the article at the source here.
"Published February 24, 2008

The Olympian
Court rejects jail staff’s pay complaint
The state Supreme Court has rejected a claim by Thurston County jail staff members about when checks for overtime pay are issued.

Four officers — Gene Champagne, Cary Brown, Roland Knorr and Christopher Scanlon — sued the county for its practice of waiting an extra pay period to pay overtime.

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