Lombas v. New Orleans Police Department

JjDENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge.

Plaintiff/Appellants (“appellants”), present and former employees of the Department of Police (“the Department”), appeal a decision rendered by the Civil Service Commission (“CSC”), whereby the CSC dismissed the claims of appellants seeking a pay raise. The CSC held that the civil service system does not require that every perceived pay inequity be corrected by the appointing authority and that certain pay inequities are simply a result of the mechanics of the system. We affirm the ruling of the CSC.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Before 1985, police officers…