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| School workers paid millions in overtime |
| By Ryan McNeill |
| Published: 04/13/2009 |
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State employees who care for Texans with profound disabilities were paid millions of dollars in overtime last year, in some cases working the equivalent of a month's worth of 13-hour days, according to a review of payroll data by The Dallas Morning News. The findings highlight a system in which employees work significantly long hours, sometimes with no choice, in high-stress, low-wage environments. The U.S. Justice Department said in December that as many as 53 deaths in Texas state schools occurred because of "lapses in care." Six former employees face criminal charges after being accused of forcing residents at the Corpus Christi State School to fight one another for staff amusement. "Your judgment gets impaired when you don't sleep properly," said Christine L. Williams, a University of Texas sociology professor who studies workplace issues, including low-wage workers. "And when you put people in a situation where they are having to care for others, that's a disaster in the making." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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