KNECHT v. BD. OF TRUSTEES FOR STATE COL.

No. 91-C-0751.

591 So.2d 690 (1991)

Gene KNECHT, et al. v. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald G. Kelly, Jeffrey H. Thomas, Kelly, Townsend & Thomas, Natchitoches, for applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Norman W. Ershler, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


DENNIS, Justice.

The issue is whether plaintiffs had a vested right in accumulated, but unused, compensatory leave accrued pursuant to their governmental employer's policy of compensating overtime by granting paid leave. If the plaintiffs had such a right, we must determine whether they are entitled to damages for the employer's refusal to grant the paid leave.

Plaintiffs, thirty-two current and former employees of Northwestern State University, sued the Board...

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