Pima County Sheriff's Department accused of violating state overtime laws
Eight Pima County law enforcement officers have filed a claim against the county, saying the sheriff's department violated Arizona's overtime and minimum wage laws and a high-ranking department official retaliated against them when they tried to report problems with a payroll processing service.
Pima County Sheriff's Department employees William Farmer, Daniel Jelineo, Kevin Kubitskey, Scott McLeod, Elaine Parenteau, William Phillips, Ryan Powell and Jordan Seeley filed the notice of claim, which is a precursor to a lawsuit, with the county on July 31, but their attorney Stephen Portell says county officials have expressed no interested in discussing the claim or issues it addressed.
State law says that a public body must be given 60 days to evaluate a legal claim before it can be filed in court.
"There's been no investigation into the retaliation and no transparent, public inquiry into these claims," Portell told the Star Tuesday. "All these law enforcement officers want is to clean up the problems and make sure the department is clear for the next generation."
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