Venhaus v. Adams

Harry Truman Moore,

Special Chief Justice. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Pulaski County Chancery Court granting judgment for overtime pay incurred during a limited period of time to each of the appellees, who were, during the period of time in question, all deputies in the Pulaski County Sheriffs office. Appellants, Don Venhaus, Pulaski County Judge, and Pulaski County, Arkansas, argue that the trial court erred in determining that Pulaski County is liable for overtime compensation because: (1) the deputies were salaried employees and no legal authority exists for overtime…