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HomeMy WebLinkAbout019 84 c\;., II f..,i'..r._:~.,\"'\.I;r '-"' t . " .. >. , . In,!; (L'U.AJ¡...9~~, .,.,~ JV;¡''ì,;;{j; f / R Um1'Vlili\ \7' 1)1.A/1'\·4.t,~'k ft~AJ:¡ ç~"'(-, .ð/r. J g~ C" ' ",¡10f ~....I! f),jV'/"'^-"" l RESOLUTION NO. 19-84 NON-DEBATABLE EMERGENCY BUDGET APPROPRIATION PAYMENT OF SPOUSAL MATERNITY BENEFITS APRIL 28, 1979 TO PRESENT WHEREAS, on June 20, 1983, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed USCA 2000e(k) and the EEOC regulations which require that spouses must be provided with the same benefits for maternity as for any other medical condition; and WHEREAS, it appears that Jefferson County is legally responsible for payment of spousal maternity benefits from April 28, 1979 to the present, and claims have been submitted by reason of the above noted ruling for the total amount of $13,742.19; and WHEREAS, payment of said benefits were not anticipated at the time of preparing the 1984 Current Expense Budget and funds need to be appropriated to extend the Non-Departmental portion of the budget by the amount of $13,742~19 to allow payment thereof; and WHEREAS, payment of spousal maternity benefits is a mandatory expenditure required by law and thus constitutes a non-debatable emergency within the provisions of RCW 36.40.180; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, that a non-debatable emergency is hereby declared and that the Non-Departmental Fund No.2600 be extended under BARS account no. 500.00.49~40 by the amount of $13,742.19 for payment of spousal mater- nity benefits from April 28, 1979 to the present, all without further notice of hearing as provided by law. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Auditor is hereby authori- zed to pay maternity benefit claims as follows: APPROVED this $1,267.45 1,232.20 1,509.80 968.95 1,446.07 189.25 ,.,/"'i ¿." ~'~ d f _/ -- ay 0 Jack Westermah Warren Steurer David Goldsmith Chip Barker Tim DeLaney $1,632.95 1,223.45 1,539.20 664.85 2,068.02 Cordie E. Wimberley Mike Dolton John F. Raymond Tim Black Mark McCready Robert Klatt March, 1984. y ,. " SEAL: ""'fi '" JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COW1ISSIONERS ,-\ 9t. ç"~ . j (,:'-' t (/Y ''¿'(,/LA_ __// kO'Mear , Chairman ~~' ~.... ~~~' ~ ~>,,{' / .' II . B.G. Brown, Member C~~ John L. Pitts, Member . ,.(' I'. . ~... .It !j~\ ,;'-. f'~ 'j.-"~: ,'" .. . " ~l.., '. ( .o' ,·/'C~:;')., i" ATTEST ',J-(;~è~1~~?'t6:' R¿:~~,/j/;'¡f 'Clerk of the Board 'vol 'Ìo" :to t~,ts LQ 6""'''~~" .. ¡" ''11 \It >'~ '~~"j;J John F. Raymond JEFFERSON COUNTY PROSECUTING ATIORNEY ,........ ~ "'T - JOlT ~ WUllDtOTl'lll 209 Quincy Port Townsend, Washington 98368 Telephone (200) 3851¡g@¡gDW~lDJ JAN - 5 í984 January 5, 1984 · JEFFEftSON COUNT{¡-.. BOARD OF. COMMISSIONEft~ TO: A. M. O'Meara, Chairman Board of Jefferson County Commissioners FROM: John F. Raymond, Prosecuting Attorney RE: Maternity Benefits Dear Bud: On June 20, 1983, the U. S. Supreme Court decided the case of Newport News Shipping v. EEOC, 103 S. Ct. 2622. The Court's decision upheld USCA 2000e (k) and the EEOC regulations which require that spouses must be provided with the same benefits for maternity as for any other medical condition. The legislation was effective 180 days after October 31, 1978, ie., the 28th of April, 1979. USCA 2000e-5 is the statute of limitations for the above legis- lation. 2000e-5 states that, to file suit under 2000e, a charge must be filed with the EEOC within 180 days after the alleged violation of the statute. Unfortunat1y for the County, the courts have uniformly ruled that, when dealing with a "continuous violation", the statute of limitations does not begin to run until the violation ceases. Cisson v. Lockeed Geo Co., 392 F.Supp. 1176 (1975); Trivett v. Tri-State Container Corp., 427 F.Supp. 631 (1977); Tuma v. American Can Co., 367 F.Supp. 1178 (1973). The 180 day statute of limitations does not begin in our case until the date the County complies with the statute. Thus, it appears that Jefferson County is legally responsible for spousal maternity benefits from April 28, 1979 to the present. F. ¿~~c( JCFC~.: bt1 Al Dept. Heads . VOL to iJtE ro- 634