Legal Opinion
Schoonover v. Bonner County
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1988No. 16613, 16677PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTLEY, Justice.
Plaintiffs C.A. “Chuck” Schoonover and John M. Valdez served as deputy sheriffs for Bonner County in the 1970’s and early 1980’s, during which time they accrued substantial overtime hours. The Bonner County policy manual in existence during that time gave overtime, in the form of “comp time” off, for all hours worked in excess of forty per week, at the discretion of the department head. The manual encouraged employees to “use comp time during the period in which it is earned.” However, the Bonner County Sheriffs Department was understaffed and deputies were unable to use the…
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