Legal Opinion
Siegfried v. Borough of Wilson
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 16, 1997PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NARICK, Senior Judge.
This appeal presents the issues of: 1) whether a police officer is entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act1 for off-duty hours spent in the care, maintenance and training of a dog which is owned by the officer but leased to the municipality, where it is regularly used by the officer on patrol without the objection and with the knowledge of the municipality; and 2) whether the Borough of Wilson (Borough) willfully denied compensation.
Calvin Siegfried, Sr. (Siegfried) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Graham v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
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