Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says city labor unions will have to accept changes to their contracts if the city is to cut overtime expenses. According to a study the mayor commissioned in December, the city spends about $23 million a year on overtime, and $14 million is unplanned. Fischer hopes to cut $1.3 million from… Continue reading Labor Contracts at Center of Overtime Review
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City Overtime Report Released
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has released a review of city employee overtime expenses. It includes several recommendations for cutting overtime costs and names dozens of employees who earn more than 15 percent of their income through overtime. The report finds that the city spends about $23 million on overtime each year. The majority of that… Continue reading City Overtime Report Released
Overtime Investigation, Daeschner’s Contract Not Renewed, FDA Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men, Congress Debates Payroll Tax: Today on State of the News
Mayor Greg Fischer called for an investigation into the city’s use of overtime pay, and MSHA finished its investigation of Upper Big Branch and found assey to blame. We’ll recap and analyse this week’s metro news with the WFPL news staff. News and Tribune editor Shea Van Hoy joins WFPL’s Devin Katayama to talk about… Continue reading Overtime Investigation, Daeschner’s Contract Not Renewed, FDA Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men, Congress Debates Payroll Tax: Today on State of the News
Fischer Calls for Investigation Into Employee Overtime
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s administration says overtime pay must be reigned in. The mayor called for an investigation Wednesday into the matter in hopes that it will save the city and taxpayers money. The investigation comes after the administration discovered that at least 550 Metro employees—about 10 percent of the city’s staff—were earning $15,000 or… Continue reading Fischer Calls for Investigation Into Employee Overtime
Willman Hoping For Full Support Of Overtime Deal
Hundreds of current and retired Louisville firefighters have been voting this week on an agreement over years of underpaid overtime. Their votes could end a years-long dispute with Metro Government and cost the city more than 43 million dollars.
Firefighters Hear Details Of Overtime Agreement
Informational meetings have begun for hundreds of current and former firefighters as they consider a tentative agreement reached with Louisville Metro Government in which they’ll be compensated for years of miscalculated overtime. Several firefighters who attended a Wednesday meeting told the Courier-Journal that the settlement, if approved would cost the city as much as $45… Continue reading Firefighters Hear Details Of Overtime Agreement
Firefighters To Learn Details Of Tentative Overtime Agreement
Some 800 Louisville firefighters this week will learn the details of a plan to settle their longstanding overtime pay dispute with the Metro Government.