A new report released by the Erie County comptroller shows dozens of high level county employees received thousands and, in some cases, tens of thousands of dollars in overtime pay for work related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw compiled COVID-19-related overtime accrued by 54 Managerial Confidential employees, non-union staff who are hired and serve at the pleasure of an elected official, and found the county paid out $825,000 over an 18-week period this year.
Many things are taking place:
Boston Police Can Earn Four Hours Of Overtime Pay For Five Minutes Of Work | Radio Boston
In Boston, Mayor Marty Walsh responded to that call by promising to reallocate a total of 12 million dollars of police overtime to public health initiatives — about 20 percent of the overtime budget. Activists have long criticized overtime as an unaccountable system police officers can use to enrich themselves.
The Bay State Banner is out with a new investigation into police overtime. We hear from Yawu Miller, the Banner's senior editor, who also shares his experience of being questioned by police while doing fieldwork for the story.
Humboldt County’s clocked over $445K in COVID OT – Times-Standard
Humboldt County’s Emergency Operations Center has spent over $4.5 million on regular and overtime salary and benefits pay for staff since the first positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the county on Feb. 20, according to data released by the county on Friday .
The county reports it is tracking $3,490,544 of that total for reimbursement from state and federal agencies, as well as just under $1 million in other COVID-19 expenses occurred from Feb. 20 through the end of June.
Letters, July 20 | Ashland Tidings
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City salaries: City manager becomes first employee to top $200k
Concord City Manager Tom Aspell's pay increased steadily over the years to the point where he was the first city employee to make more than $200,000 in a single year.
In 2019, Aspell made $200,828 in total compensation, which is more than $50,000 higher than Deputy City Managers Carlos Baia and Brian LeBrun, the next highest-paid active city employees, who each made $147,864.
Aspell won't see a jump in pay this year as the City Council decided not to increase his base pay at its meeting July 13. However, his benefits are changing. The city is paying slightly more in into one of his two retirement accounts, and allowing him to accrue up to 70 days of unused vacation time instead of 60, which he can cash out when he leaves. At the same time, he was moved to a new health insurance plan that includes higher deductibles
British Gas workers told to agree new contracts or risk jobs - BBC News
British Gas-owner Centrica will tell thousands of staff to accept new working conditions, including no extra overtime pay, or risk their jobs.
The firm said if employees don't sign the contract, there will be a fresh wave of layoffs, although it insists that is a "last resort".
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"Our employees' base pay and pensions will be protected, but simplifying and modernising their terms is essential if we're to become more flexible and price competitive," said Centrica.
Some Austin City employees will get COVID-19 hazard pay, but not first responders | kvue.com
AUSTIN, Texas — Some City of Austin employees will soon get extra pay for working in-person during the coronavirus pandemic, but sworn employees on the front lines of the heath crisis will not get the extra cash.
City Manager Spencer Cronk told city employees "staff who have consistently provided in-person services to the public by going into the office or reporting to their workspace" will earn up to $1,000 extra in August.
A City spokesperson couldn't confirm how many employees will receive the extra pay, but none of the city's first responders will.
Rush of Vanderburgh County COVID 19 cases strains investigators
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Hope Goldsmith couldn't understand why she had to give the same information — who she was with before she found out she had COVID-19, where she had been, her symptoms — to two investigators.
One contact tracer said she was with the Vanderburgh County Health Department. The other said he worked with the Indiana State Department of Health and yes, Goldsmith had to answer the same questions all over again. Sorry.
"He was like, 'Well, since it's kind of like your own personal information, we can't contact (the local department) to get the same stuff,'" said the 22-year-old Goldsmith.
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