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Former Public Employee Wins Claim for 1,939 Unpaid Overtime Hours After Retirement

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • A retired former Public Security Ministry employee won a legal claim seeking payment for 1,939 overtime hours.
  • The State argued that overtime could not be paid without prior administrative authorization.
  • Costa Rica’s Second Chamber ruled in the employee’s favor based on key evidence, according to the article.

A former employee of Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security won a claim for payment of 1,939 overtime hours after retiring.

The State argued that the employee could not collect overtime without prior administrative authorization. The Second Chamber nevertheless upheld the claim and ordered payment despite the absence of such an authorization.

The court explained that a key piece of evidence supported the former official’s case. The decision was reported by La Nación, which described the ruling as the basis for approving the payment.

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