Roanoke settles suit alleging police were denied overtime
The city of Roanoke agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle an overtime lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of past and present police officers.
Two-thirds of the money, up to $792,000, is earmarked for 341 people who work or worked at or below the rank of sergeant during the past four years. The compensation checks will average $2,322, court papers said.
Compensation for plaintiffs’ attorneys was set at $400,000.
Details appear in a settlement agreement endorsed Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Glen Conrad. The case had been in litigation in Roanoke federal court for about a year with a trial scheduled next month.
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