City of Covington v. Meyer

PALMORE, Judge.

In this action the Kenton Circuit Court adjudged that the appellee, Meyer, an electrician in the fire department of the City of Covington, could not be required to work on the basis of eight hours per day five days a week, Monday through Friday, in view of KRS 95.500(3), which was amended in 1962 to read as follows:

“The fire department of each second class city shall be divided into three platoons. Each platoon shall be on duty for twenty-four consecutive hours, after which the platoon serving twenty-four hours shall be allowed to remain off duty for forty-eight consecutive…