A LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT THE TOWN OF HONAKER HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY PAYING POLICE OFFICERS

A lawsuit claims the town of Honaker has been failing to adequately pay police officers. The lawsuit filed by seven former police officers claims that the town was hiring officers and putting them to work and in training, but they failed to sufficiently pay them in violation of Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit also says that up to ten officers have been impacted by the practice since 2015. The lawsuit is for an unsuspected amount of low wages and was filed at the U.S. District Court in Abingdon. 

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