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Prison doctors double pay with O.T.
By utsandiego.com- Joel Hoffmann
Published: 04/02/2015

Twenty-nine state prison medical workers were paid more than $100,000 in overtime last year, including 15 doctors and nurses who were able to more than double their wages with the extra hours.

Physicians typically are not eligible for overtime under federal rules, as they are highly compensated professionals with advanced knowledge and training who work on salary.

But doctors are in short supply in the California prison system, and are represented by a union that has negotiated for them to receive overtime pay under certain circumstances.

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