Health care overhaul clashing with deputy hours [Beaver County Times, Pa.]
By David Taube, Beaver County Times, Pa. | |
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Part-time deputies have been working full-time hours, and they sought to keep those schedules, but the county
"We have been paid," part-time Deputy
The board issued a memo
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Sheriff's administrative officials said they believed the memo was received
Part-time deputies have continued working full-time work weeks, union officials said. Sheriff's Solicitor
In
According to union officials, that's a moot point.
Earlier this year, part-time deputies underwent a three-month trial period from May to July in anticipation of the Affordable Care Act, where the department tried to schedule part-time deputies for 28 hours a week, Clark said. When the ACA was pushed back by a year, that reduced schedule ended.
But the union had filed a grievance around that time, arguing the reductions were improper. An arbitrator ruled the reduced hours must be uniform, so junior deputies could not receive more hours than senior deputies.
Alstadt, the chief deputy, said that particular effect was unintended. Instead, the sheriff's office had sought to balance schedules given the reduced hours and staffing availability.
"We were in this position once before," Alstadt said. "We worked out a schedule that we believe will meet the needs of what the mandate is."
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