Four Cobb County officers are suing their county government over differences in pay levels and salaries between the Cobb County Police Department and Cobb County Fire Department and the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office.
In 2020, Cobb County implemented a Grade and Step Plan in their county compensation policy, applied to all public safety employees, the lawsuit says.
But according to the class-action lawsuit filed in Cobb County State Court by officers Nathan Shinkle, Aaaron Schulke, Jeremy Melton and Brandon Moore, Cobb County police and firefighters have not received correct compensation due to a “misinterpreted” policy added in 2024 known as the “Minus One” rule is making things unequal between departments.
What do the officers claim is happening with their wages?
The lawsuit says the “Grade and Step system was designed to ensure that Public Safety employees were treated the same in terms of their pay, based on an objective metric,” that has not happened…