tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195531732750182551.post7718539121628457684..comments2024-01-10T03:22:18.004-08:00Comments on Bryan Schwartz Law: Bryan Schwartz Law Goes to Trial on Behalf of Whistleblower Against Government CorruptionBryan Schwartz Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509090710437656270noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195531732750182551.post-24996206470672846392011-11-25T02:48:50.645-08:002011-11-25T02:48:50.645-08:00Winters deserves a medal on top of a judgment for ...Winters deserves a medal on top of a judgment for exposing blatant government waste at a time when taxpayers are getting squeezed for revenues while being deprived of services.<br /><br />I'm a government employee, and on days when I felt sluggish and didn't give my best effort, I would work overtime and not claim it. Public service is a duty and an honor, not an entitlement and not a source of amusement.<br /><br />I don't even understand why supervisors earning over $100K deserve overtime. They should be on salary, working as required. Compensatory time and modest bonuses are often appropriate in such cases.<br /><br />If Filbert had been employed for 30 years, she must be getting pretty close to retirement. I'd check her contract to see whether overtime would help her to spike her "high three" years for retirement pay. That would compound the theft from the taxpayers far beyond the overtime pay.<br /><br />Since Ms. Filbert worked in IT, I wonder if she was working on a software project that could be sold. If she's on government time when she develops it, the intellectual property likely should belong to the government. Employees can take knowledge and experience with them, but not IP. The software might have benefited the county, but if she retained the copyright, then there's a problem. The fact that she was working on the pet project at home on her personal computer makes me think Ms. Filbert was trying to have her cake and eat it too.<br /><br />Good luck with your case.Hot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.com