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Court Rejects Claims by Chaplains Duped Into Working for Free

Loaded on July 15, 2009

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, State Law Claims, Clergy, Employee Litigation. Location: California.

A California court has rejected a suit by a group of chaplains who alleged that they were not paid overtime for their work in excess of eight hours a day and/or 40 hours a week.

The chaplains sued Santa Rita County Jail officials after they were basically suckered into working …

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