Flathead County commissioners deny overtime pay for swamped health department staff
The Flathead City-County Health Department at 1035 1st Ave. W. in Kalispell on Friday, March 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Flathead County commissioners voted last week to deny overtime pay for seven health department employees that have been working exorbitant hours since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The employees, who all hold manager or manager-equivalent titles and salaried positions, are considered “exempt” from receiving overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
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