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| Rule change cuts prison overtime |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/11/2009 |
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MICHIGAN - One way the state Department of Corrections is cutting its overtime is by changing the rules on what counts as regular work hours before overtime kicks in. A contract change that took effect for all state workers Oct. 1 says employees no longer can count sick days toward regular work hours. Under the old rules, overtime hours started as soon as an employee had worked 80 hours in a two-week period, regardless of whether that unionized worker was out sick some of that time. Now, sick time doesn't count toward the 80-hour total. That's expected to save the state $8 million annually, about half of it in the corrections department. But employees can still count vacation days toward their 80-hour total. An October 2008 report by the state auditor general's office suggested overtime costs could be lowered further if it weren't for contract rules that ban the department from temporarily assigning corrections officers to other prisons, even if they're just a few miles away. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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