Westfield Schools Custodian has sued the city for salary litigation

Westfield – an employee of the public schools in Westfield is in court in the city for a wage dispute, according to a recent registration at Hampden County.

Ronald Sullivan, a custody who has worked for the school district for more than two decades, said in his complaint, filed on Friday that he was shortened in two weeks in 2023.

Sullivan is represented by the lawyer of Labor Law in Springfield, Jeffrey Morneau.

“The city jumped a pay period and decided they had already paid it,” said Morneau in a recent phone call. “If people work, it is worth paying for all the hours they work,” he said.

Since November 2001, when Sullivan began to work for the district, he was paid in two weeks, the complaint shows. But between June 16, 2023 and July 14, 2023, Sullivan claims that he was paid once and never for the 40 hours every week he worked between June 16 and July 1, the complaint said.

The law of Massachusetts requires workers per hour to be paid weekly or two weeks, which means that the payment period must follow the same time period, according to the complaint.

In August 2023, Sullivan’s payment per hour was $ 25.02, and his additional salary was $ 37.53 per hour, the complaint said.

The process is a class action and encourages others who are similar to join. Morneau said the class has not yet been certified.

The city has not yet filed its response to the complaint in court, and its department of law told the Republican that he cannot comment on the pending disputes.

Morneau also represents 19 current Westfield police officers claiming the city unpaid During their preparation at the State Police Academy before their career begins.

Last week, The city responded to complaints submitted in the fall, asking a judge to reject portions of the trial.

Morneau also represents a former chicopee police officer who made the same statement In a process filed in January.

Sullivan, the plaintiff in the trial filed last week, asks a judge to determine if the damages he suffered are the result of the city’s violations.

He also requests a jury process and requests that he and the future members of the class action be given money to pay the lawyers’ fees.