Federal judge approves second attempt at settling Mobile K-9 lawsuit.
, a federal judge has approved a revised agreement resolving a lawsuit accusing the city of shortchanging police K-9 handlers.last year under that Fair Labor Standards Act, arguing that Mobile did not fairly compensate them for work they did caring for the dogs during their off-duty hours on work days. They had been paid an hour of overtime on off days.in April, but U.S.
The financial terms remain the same – $222.892, divided among Mobile K-9 officers Byrd and Evans, and McKean, a former K-9 officer for the city. Mobile also agreed to change its pay structure for all K-9 handlers, giving them an additional hour of overtime pay per day. The judge approved Loper’s rate, $325 an hour, determining that it is in line with the going rate for legal work in Mobile. But she cut his request for 100 hours to 79.1, the combined amount of time he reported working for the three plaintiffs. He indicated that the 100-hour figure was the time he estimated he would incur for the entire case.That leaves a total of $25,707.50.
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