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| OpEd: Enforce overtime limit |
| By The Modesto Bee |
| Published: 04/03/2008 |
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CALIFORNIA - Outraged at out-of- control prison overtime costs, the California Legislature in 2003 required the Department of Corrections to establish a cap of 80 hours per month in overtime for correctional officers. That cap, however, never has been enforced. Not only are there many prison [officers] working more than 80 hours overtime in a month, many [officers] work more overtime hours than regular hours -- which causes serious safety concerns. This mismanagement of work hours has come at a huge cost -- $471 million in overtime last year (up from $53 million a decade ago). This remains a big contributor to the state's budget deficit. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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