Back in 2013, NYPD 911 operators rallied in the streets and went to federal court to sue the NYPD and the city because they say they were forced to work excessive overtime hours and had their sick leave canceled.
They claimed it was unfair treatment by police department commanders. Six years later, there’s a settlement in the case.
The city has agreed to pay $560,000 to 2,800 911 operators as part of the class action lawsuit.
“I mean you would go work and you did not know when you were coming back home,” said Waleska Layes, a retired 911 operator and dispatcher.
The city and NYPD didn’t ….
