Litigation
May 12, 2017
Public defenders sue for overtime pay
In an unusual wage and hour complaint, two attorneys filed a collective action suit against Santa Barbara County earlier this week, alleging that the public defender's office failed to pay them overtime wages for their services as "extra-help" deputy public defenders.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In an unusual wage and hour complaint, two attorneys filed a collective action suit against Santa Barbara County earlier this week, alleging that the public defender's office failed to pay them overtime wages for their services as "extra-help" deputy public defenders.
Attorneys Peter M. Depew and Rafael G. Gutierrez were hired by the county in 2016 as extra-help deputies, f...
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