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A lawsuit by city police officers is seeking back pay for time officers spend putting on and taking off their uniforms.
The suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court seeks overtime pay for as much as a half-hour prior to a shift and a half-hour afterward.
The officers say that much time is needed to put on all their gear, including their protective vests.
The donning and doffing suit was filed on behalf of Thomas J. Rick Musticchi, a 13-year veteran of the Little Rock Police Department.
The suit seeks class-action status, representing the city's police officers. City officials declined comment, saying they have not seen the lawsuit. Other police agencies have been targets of similarlawsuits.
Workers in other professions, including in the poultry industry, have also filed similar court actions.
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