Council Votes to Pay O Judgment on Unpaid Overtime to EMS Workers

Plaquemines Parish Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers who led a lawsuit against the parish government for a signicant amount of unpaid overtime were recently vindicated in federal court, receiving a judgment that will require the parish government to pay $877,000 to these workers. _e Plaquemines Parish Council approved an ordinance to allocate funds, at the March 23 meeting, i...

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