As reported by nj.com, New Jersey will soon begin shelling out millions of dollars in back pay to thousands of current and former corrections officers who participated in a training program that was approved for only a year but lasted a decade. The settlement, reached in May after years of litigation, is expected
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Wisconsin Prison Guards Sue State For Unpaid Wages
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As reported by JSOnline.com on August 7, 2013, Corrections officers in Wisconsin sued the State this week alleging they are owed millions of dollars in back pay because of a 2012 policy that prevents them from being compensated for perhaps five minutes of work a day.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Dane County Circuit Court, …
NJ Owes Thousands Of Corrections Officers Back Pay
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As reported by nj.com, the state must pay thousands of corrections officers back pay for their participation in a pilot program that last 10 years beyond its experimental phase, a Superior Court judge ruled. If the ruling is allowed to stand, the state will be responsible for millions of dollars in compensation for …
Nearly 7 Months Later, Laid-Off Newark Police Officers Receive Back Pay
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As reported by nj.com, nearly all of the police officers who were laid off by the Newark Police Department last year have received checks for their unused vacation or compensatory time, nearly seven months after it was due.
The city has paid $142,551.90 in back pay to 133 former officers over the past …
Judge Denies Back Pay For Trooper Cleared in Fatal Crash
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As reported by nj.com, the State Police trooper who killed two teenage sisters in a 2006 Cape May County car crash should not collect more than two years of salary he lost while awaiting trial, an administrative judge recommended yesterday.
The trooper, Robert Higbee, was suspended without pay for 27 months and 12 …
Laid-Off, Retired Newark Cops Still Have Not Received Overdue Back Pay
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As reported by nj.com, when they were laid off by the Newark Police Department last year, Juan Velarde and Stephanie Diaz thought they could make do, at least for a while, with unemployment checks and the $3,900 they were owed in back pay from the city. The couple celebrated the birth of their first child …
STATE TROOPER’S CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES DENIED
By Frank M. Crivelli on
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In the matter of Gary Stolinski v. State of New Jersey, Division of State Police, A-2412-07T3, the Appellate Division considered whether Gary Stolinski, a New Jersey State Trooper, was entitled to an award of counsel fees pursuant to N.J.S.A. 53:1-30, as a result of having to defend against an indictment charging …