
    
      OPINION ISSUED JANUARY 25, 1991
    
    
      ROBERT E. SMITH JUERGEN WILDMAN JOHN L. ANDERSON PHILLIP t. CARNELL JAMES P. OWENS JOSEPH S. JELICH MICHAEL McWHORTER JAMES P. SCHAFFNER ARTHUR J. YAGEL, III CHARLES E. BOWLING GEORGE P. CLARKSON LAWRENCE E. COOK ROBERT S. DAMERON WALTER L. LESTER KEVIN I. ARNOLD HOWARD M. DEMPSEY JAMES L. DICKERSON TEX FIELDS ROBERT L. HANNAH JOHN F. LOONEY CRAIG M. MINTON ALAN G. SOWARDS RICHARD H. STRICKLAND THOMAS E. WITHROW EDWARD D. WALKER BERNARD R. BOGGS MARLA CLIFTON THOMAS HALKI DAVID WARNER SCOTT EGGERUD STEPHEN FORRY JANE OHI EARL REAVES, JR. JOSEPH TAYLOR BILLY SIRK JOHN M. GIBSON EARL BIBB JOSEPH LILLY AVARY MCMILLIAN WOODROW SMITH VS. WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
    (CC-90-144)
    
      No appearance by claimants.
    William H. Gillespie, Administrative Forester, for respondent.
   PER CURIAM:

This claim was submitted for decision based upon the allegations in the Notice of Claim and the respondent's Answer.

The above titled claimant's seek unpaid overtime, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Charleston, by audits dated October 24,1 990, October 26, 1990, October 30, 1990, November 5, 1990, and November 19, 1990, respectively. The audits resulted in a determination that the above titled employees have not been compensated for overtime as the law requires. Specifically, the audits established that neither Rangers or Service Rangers or Service Foresters are in exempt positions, since they have more than 20 % of their time in "routine activities." The respondent has not paid the requisite overtime, although now admitting the validity and the amount of same. Respondent states that it does not have a fiscal method to pay the aggregate claims.

In view of the foregoing, the Court makes an aggregate award in the amount of $32,877.63, inclusive of $1,939.68 for matching FICA, as enumerated for each claimant in the following manner:

AMOUNT CLAIMANT

Robert E. Smith $ 483.04

Juergen Wildman $ 718.00

John L. Anderson $ 102.52

Phillip T. Carnell $ 481.85

James P. Owens $ 33.62

Joseph S. Jelich $ 354.91

Michael McWhorther $ 586.33

James P. Schaffner $ 3,192.37

Arthur J. Yagel, III $ 1,334.99

Charles E. Bowling $ 397.19

George P. Clarkson $ 400.98

Lawrence E. Cook $ 1,352.16

Robert S. Dameron $ 1,865.53

Walter L. Lester $ 596.27

Kevin I. Arnold $ 1,053.65

Howard M. Dempsey $ 361.44

James L. Dickerson $ 713.39

Tex Fields $ 950.59

Robert L. Hannah $ 522.27

John F. Looney $ 345.15

Craigo M. Minton $ 649.43 r Xf J

Alan G. Sowards $ 662.15 r n v7

Richard H. Strickland $ 1,246.34 r /-s \f J

Thomas E. Withrow $ 237.99 r /< XTT

Edward D. Walker $ 1,307.24 r VJ

Bernard R. Boggs $ 468.04 r« j

Marla Clifton $ 139.79 r ■». Vj

Thomas Halki $ 52.02 r t/J

David Warner $ 652.72 r Kf’t

Scott Eggerud $ 1,669.52 r W

Stephen Forry $ 433.22 r J

Jane Ohi $ 1,280.82 r \XJ

Earl Reaves, Jr. $ 1,358.81 r f, vJ

Joseph Taylor $ 996.24

Bily Sirk $ 42.36 r trr

Ear Bibb $ 214.04 r f*.

Joseph Lilly $ 157.27 f ^ xxj

A vary McMillian $ 414.46 r xn

Woodrow Smith 449.59 r ^ I \f ji

Total $ 28,804.36 r w j

Award to the Division of Forestry for matching funds in the amount of $4,073.27.  