Lawsuit Outcome Favors County
A jury in federal court in San Angelo Sept. 24 deliberated 45 minutes before finding that Veronica Schroyer was an exempt employee while she worked for Glasscock County and therefore was not eligible for compensation for overtime hours. According to County Judge Wilburn Bednar, Schroyer was found responsible for court costs. Schroyer and her husband Fred testified for the plaintiff; Bednar, Glasscock County Treasurer Alan Dierschke and former Glasscock County 911 dispatcher Robin Saverance testified for the defense.
Schroyer was terminated as Glasscock County’s emergency management coordinator and 911 dispatcher in April 2000, after holding those jobs since 1993. In April 2000, she billed the county for $78,000 for unpaid overtime, which the county refused to pay. Schroyer filed suit against the county in July 2000