Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tinley Park and the police department's K-9 officer settled a federal lawsuit in April over unpaid overtime, the Chicago Tribune reports. The suit was filed in 2011.
The Village of Tinley Park and the K-9 officer for the Tinley Park Police Department agreed on a $40,000 settlement over a federal lawsuit concerning unpaid overtime, the Chicago Tribune reports, citing a confidential agreement acquired through the Freedom of Information Act. READ: Check Out the Full Chicago Tribune Story for More Details The lawsuit, which was filed in Sept. 23, 2011, claimed the police department failed to pay Ofc. Bob Diorio overtime he earned for taking care of the department's service dog, Thor. While he handled Thor, the village paid Diorio a $2,000 stipend—that’s on top of his $83,096 salary—for being the K-9 officer, according to village documents. Diorio also was reimbursed for nearly $1,500 for pet food and …
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Friday, January 27, 2012
An attorney for an officer who's suing the village for overtime pay is busy putting finishing touches on a response to Tinley's motion to dismiss the suit. It's due Monday. Be sure to take our poll below and tell us what you think about this case.
An attorney representing the Tinley Park Police Department's K-9 handler is confident the court will not dismiss his client's lawsuit. The Village of Tinley Park has filed—and renewed—a motion to dismiss the litigation brought against the village Sept. 23 by officer Bob Diorio. His attorney, David Stevens, said he will respond to the motion this coming Monday, Jan. 30. "The motion filed by the village is challenging the legal merit of this case," Stevens said Wednesday. "We're confident that we are going to defeat their motion to dismiss and at that moment, we can move forward with this case." Diorio is trying to collect money he says he's owed for the time he spends caring for the department’s service animal, Thor. READ: Local K-9 …
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Friday, November 4, 2011
The village has more than three weeks left to respond to the lawsuit, which was officially presented to them about 10 days ago, officials said.
The village has until Nov. 28 to respond to a lawsuit filed in September by a Tinley Park police officer and K-9 handler, officials said this week. “It’s just the initial answer to our complaint that’s due then,” said the officer’s attorney, David E. Stevens. “It could be a court pleading, it could be a motion to dismiss. There are other responses they can file other than just pleading.” The officer, Bob Diorio, filed the litigation Sept. 23 against the village in order to collect money for the time he spends caring for the department’s service animal, Thor. READ: Local K-9 Officer Seeks Overtime Pay in Lawsuit Against Village of Tinley Park He’s seeking two to three years worth for the time he spends with the pup outside of his regular …
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Bob Laird
4:38 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
couldn't have said it better myself. saved some typing more ›