April 22, 2025
A North Carolina sheriff's office reached a deal with a class of detention center employees to end their lawsuit alleging they were underpaid because the sheriff paid them for a flat number of hours without considering that their work schedules varied, according to a filing in federal court.
February 10, 2025
A North Carolina federal judge refused to throw out a wage and hour class action that detention center employees lodged against a sheriff's office, adopting a magistrate judge's finding that the case should head to a jury after none of the parties objected to his opinion.
January 22, 2025
A North Carolina federal judge recommended rejecting a sheriff's office's bid to escape detention center employees' wage and hour class action, saying a jury should decide whether the office's use of a fluctuating workweek payment model was appropriate.
August 15, 2024
Detention center employees urged a North Carolina federal court to reject a sheriff's office's bid to toss their wage and hour class action, saying its argument that it pays workers in line with federal regulations for employees whose hours change weekly doesn't apply to them.