Judge Rules Against Parks and Rec Employees in Lawsuit

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A Shawnee County, Kan., judge has ruled in favor of the city of Topeka in a lawsuit filed by 10 former parks and recreation employees. The lawsuit was filed in May 2012 by the 10 employees following the merger of the city’s parks and recreation department with the county of Shawnee’s parks and recreation department. The case was brought before Shawnee County District Judge Rebecca W. Crotty in April and a verdict issued last week.

The employees, who were all terminated by the city on Dec. 31, 2011, and rehired as county employees the following day, sought $1 million in severance pay and related penalty fees. According to the lawsuit, the employees claimed that the city violated the Kansas Wage Payment Act, which would have entitled them to severance pay, and that the city violated its own personnel code requiring it to offer severance benefits.

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