Ingram v. City of Princeton

The City of Princeton, appellant/defendant (hereinafter referred to as “City”), appeals an adverse jury verdict rendered in the Cir-*354euit Court of Mercer County. The City was sued by a former employee, Donald E. Ingram, Jr., appellee/plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Ingram”), for unused sick leave pay that accrued during his employment with the City. The City assigns as error that: (1) the Wage Payment and Collection Act does not apply to a government employer, (2) the City had an unwritten policy of not paying unused sick leave to police officers, (3) the circuit court committed…