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2 Lawsuits Filed Against Ymca

Thursday, January 30, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





Secretary sues township for overtime &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jeanette Mera claims she put in more than 4,000 hours of overtime as a
clerk for &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hanover TownshipWILKES-BARRE -- A secretary on medical leave is suing
Hanover Township, claiming she is owed more than $76,000 in overtime for which
she was never paid. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jeanette Mera, of President Avenue, claims she worked a total of 4,715
hours of overtime as a clerk in the township's code enforcement office from
1994 to 1996, but township officials repeatedly refused her request for
payment, according to her attorney, Lewis Wetzel. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wetzel said Mera's job required her to attend meetings of the township's
planning commission and zoning board after normal working hours. She also
prepared meeting minutes and decisions of the boards as well as various other
clerical duties. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wetzel said Mera believes she should have been paid overtime for the
meetings, but the township claimed they were part of her job. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "The thrust of the lawsuit is she couldn't do all these things in an
eight-hour day. She was told that was her job and to do whatever she had to
do," Wetzel said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mera is currently on a medical leave of absence from the township, Wetzel
said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mera is seeking payment for 1,763 hours of overtime she said she completed
at the township office and 2,952 hours she did at home for a total of $76,034.
She does not specifically name any township officials in the suit, which was
filed Jan. 27 in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Secretary Sues Township For Overtime Jeanette Mera Claims She Put In More Than 4,000 Hours Of Overtime As A Clerk For Hanover Township.