Tag Archives: K-9 officer

The City of Gulf Shores has reached a court approved settlement with two former police officers following their November 2025 lawsuit that contained allegations the city failed to properly compensate the officers for off-the-clock work related to the care and maintenance of their assigned K9s. Former officers Shawn Andrews and Stacy McElroy filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court ...

A recently retired arson investigator has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging his former employer, the City of Providence [Providence Fire Department], failed to pay him for all of the time spent caring for and training his K9 work partner. The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island by retired arson ...

A police K9 officer from Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against the city on behalf of himself and other “similarly situated” individuals for violations of the FLSA and state wage and hour laws. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court on December 29, 2023, contains allegations that the city failed to adequately compensate the officer and other officers for ...

The City of Mobile, Alabama has reached a settlement with three police officers assigned to the city’s K9 division following an FLSA lawsuit over unpaid worktime. The three claimed the city failed to compensate them for some “off-the-clock” work necessary to care for their assigned K9s. The FLSA and Department of Labor regulations require employers compensate overtime eligible employees for ...

A Columbiana Ohio, police officer recently filed a rather straight-forward lawsuit containing allegations of unpaid overtime. Patrolman Bryan Granchie, a K-9 officer for the Columbiana Police Department filed the lawsuit, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleging the city failed to pay him for hours worked caring for his K-9 work partner “Csuti.” Lawsuits for ...