Lackawanna County improperly reduced the paid lunch break for about 200 employees from an hour to 30 minutes, according to an arbitration ruling in favor of Service Employees International Union Local 668. The Monday ruling restored the six-hour workday for union employees and returned the full hour break. The employees are paid for a seven-hour workday. The ruling mentions no back pay for the 30-minute break the county mandated in March. The county reduced the lunch hour after signing a new contract with Local 668 in February. County spokeswoman Lynne Shedlock said the administration sought to enforce language in the...
