10th Circuit: 911 Dispatcher Should Be Paid For Pre-Shift Briefing

Mealey's (September 19, 2017, 11:57 AM EDT) -- DENVER — A 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 14 upheld a ruling for a New Mexico County Board of Commissioners being sued for various wage violations by hourly employees, except as to a 911 dispatcher’s claims that she should be paid for pre-shift briefings, finding that the briefings are integral and indispensable for incoming dispatchers (Martha S. Jimenez, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Hidalgo County, No. 15-2213, 10th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 17780)....