Harassment Charges filed against Walton County
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In addition to all the BS Cecilia Jones has done there is also this...thanks Danny Glidewell for the info.
In all the media reports about the alleged harassment of county employees by a county commissioner, one thing has not been discussed that is potentially very damaging to the county taxpayers. The county has two deputy administrators, one female and one male. The female has been employed by the county approximately 26 years while her male counterpart has been employed by Walton County approximately 10 years. Yet the male employee makes approximately 26,000 dollars more than the female. This is in black and white on the county pay schedule and it is apparently a violation of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 which states: "No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section [section 206 of title 29 of the United States Code] shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages to employees of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work on jobs[,] the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions, except where such payment is made pursuant to (i) a seniority system; (ii) a merit system; (iii) a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (iv) a differential based on any other factor other than sex [...] [2] "
I cannot believe that this has been allowed to happen and cannot believe that petty politics could be allowed to place the taxpayers at risk. In the 21st Century it is hard to comprehend that such a thing could happen.
In all the media reports about the alleged harassment of county employees by a county commissioner, one thing has not been discussed that is potentially very damaging to the county taxpayers. The county has two deputy administrators, one female and one male. The female has been employed by the county approximately 26 years while her male counterpart has been employed by Walton County approximately 10 years. Yet the male employee makes approximately 26,000 dollars more than the female. This is in black and white on the county pay schedule and it is apparently a violation of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 which states: "No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section [section 206 of title 29 of the United States Code] shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages to employees of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work on jobs[,] the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions, except where such payment is made pursuant to (i) a seniority system; (ii) a merit system; (iii) a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (iv) a differential based on any other factor other than sex [...] [2] "
I cannot believe that this has been allowed to happen and cannot believe that petty politics could be allowed to place the taxpayers at risk. In the 21st Century it is hard to comprehend that such a thing could happen.
Does anyone find it interesting that both complaints were against Cecilia Jones and her husband was also included. Cecilia keeps telling the media and being quoted in the News that she takes these seriously and there will be an investigation. Hell, the investigation is only about her wrong doings and she is the spokes person for the county!!!! You can not make this crazy stuff up
I have had calls today saying they have been told to notify the sheriff on workplace harrassment complaints. My opinion is NO, not under any condition.
Suzanne Harris
Suzanne Harris
Absolutely NOT. Why give information to someone who won't act on it?
These issues are internal HR problems for the County to deal with.
IF the county was to determine that the allegations rise to the level of a criminal complaint, they'd need to document that and notify THEIR employee of such. Just hope the deputy that responded to the Kindal's Hair Salon doesn't get assigned your case...
Any County Employee with a similar issues needs to seek the advice of a good attorney.
These issues are internal HR problems for the County to deal with.
IF the county was to determine that the allegations rise to the level of a criminal complaint, they'd need to document that and notify THEIR employee of such. Just hope the deputy that responded to the Kindal's Hair Salon doesn't get assigned your case...
Any County Employee with a similar issues needs to seek the advice of a good attorney.
The Harrassment complaints were all against Commissioner Mrs. Jones and her husband Jerry. They were addressed to Larry Jones county manager and to Sidney Noyes. NOW THE BIG QUESTION IS why is Cecilia the person on TV, in the news and on the record for the answers to the press . In the Sun Newspaper and the North West Daily News and Defuniak Herald her comment was " We take this matter seriously and have engaged outside legal counsel to investigate this situation. Is this the Wolf guarding the hen house.
NEWS FLASH the outside council who was to interview Dede Hinote would not interview her with her attorney present. He would only talk to her if she was not represented in the interview by council. How the hell thought up this???? Is this Cecilia what you call taking the matter seriously????
I guess when a lawsuit is filed by employees then they can have their council present. What a railroad job this appears to be by Mrs. Jones. Stay tuned the best is yet to come Cecilia.
NEWS FLASH the outside council who was to interview Dede Hinote would not interview her with her attorney present. He would only talk to her if she was not represented in the interview by council. How the hell thought up this???? Is this Cecilia what you call taking the matter seriously????
I guess when a lawsuit is filed by employees then they can have their council present. What a railroad job this appears to be by Mrs. Jones. Stay tuned the best is yet to come Cecilia.
Cecilia Jones just keeps digging the hole deeper and deeper...pretty soon she won't be able to crawl out the hole shes dug for herself.
P.S. Its going to be allot of fun covering her in the hole shes dug for herself with the fill dirt shes been giving away for free to an EX Commish.
P.S. Its going to be allot of fun covering her in the hole shes dug for herself with the fill dirt shes been giving away for free to an EX Commish.