Miller v. County of Broome

OPINION OF THE COURT

Crew III, J.

From March 1, 1959 until his retirement on April 19, 1990, plaintiff was employed by defendant County of Broome in the Sheriff’s Department. On December 12, 1986, plaintiff was issued a pager by defendant Broome County Sheriff for the purpose of putting plaintiff on standby duty during those times plaintiff was not on regularly scheduled duty. Pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement in effect at the time, plaintiff was entitled to additional compensation for the time spent on standby. Plaintiff, however, was never paid such additional…