Two former Tulane University police officers are pushing back against the school in court, arguing that a repayment scheme tied to their training and gear turned their jobs into something close to a financial trap. Their attorney, Ellie Schilling, did not mince words, calling the provisions “the equivalent of indentured servitude.”
What the filing says
In a reconventional demand filed Jan. 13 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, former officers Kenneth Julian and Shanell Fernandez ask a judge to throw out Tulane’s repayment agreement and block the university from collecting on it. The filing brings claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Louisiana’s Wage Payment Act and seeks collective relief on behalf of similarly situated Tulane…..