STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 5, 2020. . . (State House News Service) — The City of Boston delivered nearly $5.8 million in overtime pay to police in connection with shifts associated with the wave of protests in May, June and July where thousands gathered to object to police brutality and systemic racism, the News Service has learned.
The outlays, obtained in response to a public records request, show OT spiked in June when officers were paid $5.3 million for a total of 82,054 overtime hours worked. The month featured several large gatherings outside the State House and protests in Nubian Square and Franklin Park.
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State Police overtime scandal cited at start of nationwide audit
The federal highway safety money used to pay for bogus overtime shifts for state police troopers in Massachusetts exposed by 5 Investigates is now the subject of a federal audit in states all across the country.
Massachusetts has received millions of dollars in federal funding in recent years to pay for the patrols by state police troopers that are supposed to help keep our roads safe. But now the federal government is citing the overtime scandal in the Bay State as an example of why oversight is important nationwide.
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Postal Service Emerges as Flash Point Heading Into Election - The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this fall.
The success of the 2020 presidential election could hinge on a most unlikely government agency: the U.S. Postal Service. Current signs are not promising.
The Postal Service already was facing questions over how it would handle the expected spike of mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic, but several operational changes imposed by its new leader have led to mail backlogs across the United States as rumors of additional cutbacks swirl, fueling worries about the November vote.
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Expedia, Customer Service Agent Settle Overtime Lawsuit
An Expedia Group Inc. customer service worker who sought to represent a class has reached an individual settlement of her overtime-pay claims.
Agent Laurie Krause, Expedia Group, and its business-travel subsidiary Egenica LLC notified the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington of the settlement Thursday. The details will be presented to the court later, they said.
The parties and the court haven't worked out whether the terms, once finalized, will be confidential, according to a lawyer for Krause, Don J. Foty of Hodges & Foty LLP in Houston. The settlement isn't on behalf of the proposed class,...
Uber, Lyft drivers rally as state sues the companies | 48 hills
On Thursday, about 50 Uber and Lyft drivers joined a caravan outside the Uber Greenlight Hub in Oakland demanding that the rideshare companies classify their drivers as employees and drop a ballot measure sponsored by Uber, Lyft, and Doordash, Prop 22, which seeks to exempt app-based companies from AB5 and would legally entitle them to classify their rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors.
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"The vast majority of California drivers want to work independently, and we've already made significant changes to our app to ensure that remains the case under state law," said Uber spokesperson Davis White. When three million Californians are without a job, our leaders should be focused on creating work, not trying to shut down an entire industry."
Hoax posts offer hazard pay to US pandemic workers | Fact Check
"If you've worked during the Covid19 pandemic, FEMA has finally authorized 1 time hazard pay compensation payments up to $4800.00 per person," claim posts that have been circulating on Facebook since July 16, 2020 .
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While some Facebook pages, such as Cop Humor , shared the post as a joke, it was not as clearly shared in jest by other accounts .
The posts circulated as Congress is debating a second stimulus bill aimed at countering the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus and resulting lockdowns, with both Republicans and Democrats favoring additional individual relief payments amid soaring numbers of cases .
Tester: COVID-19 relief bill should fund Postal Service, extend Census deadline ~ Missoula Current
Although Congress is headed into its August break, Congressional members will continue to work on another funding bill to provide relief from the effects of COVID-19, and Montana's senior senator hopes it will include some money for the U.S. Post Office.
On Thursday, Sen. Jon Tester told reporters what he would like to see in the next pandemic stimulus bill and why he thinks the White House is doing the wrong thing by shortening the deadline for wrapping up the U.S. Census.
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'Tremendous Irony': Boston Police Were Paid $5.8 Million In Overtime Tied To Protests https://t.co/HoSUWj90Wz wbz (from Boston) Wed Aug 05 18:39:07 +0000 2020
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