Overtime Records

Akron, OH: (Oct-16-07) Victoria Elder and Elizabeth Kish, two city workers, brought a lawsuit against the city of Akron, alleging that the city destroyed public records detailing their unpaid overtime when they threatened legal action. During the course of the suit that was filed in December 2006, city officials admitted that the records in the Plans and Permits Division were destroyed, but said the employee who was responsible didn't realize they were public records and could be needed for a lawsuit. In 2001, jurors in US District Court awarded the women about $1.7 million, $1,000 for each of the 860 individual records destroyed and $860,000 in punitive damages. The award was thought to be the largest ever in Ohio for a destruction of public records case. Records show that the women received the money, but the city is seeking to sell $985,000 in bonds to pay for the settlement, officially bringing an end to the long winded case. [BEACON JOURNAL: OVERTIME RECORDS]

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Published on Oct-17-07