Little Rock Arkansas police officers boosting salaries with overtime
A recent investigation revealed that some police officers in Little Rock, Arkansas, are taking advantage of the city's lax payroll policies and boosting their standard salaries with overtime, according to KARK News. In fact, seven officers managed to rack up 1,000 hours of overtime and one officer worked 1,700 extra hours.
Employers are required to pay employees one-and-a-half times their regular pay rate for any overtime hours worked, according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
As a result, some of the officers in question have been earning more than city leaders, the news source reports. Police Chief Stuart Thomas said he doesn't believe there are any misrepresentations about the officers' employee attendance records, but plans to review time card punches and consider taking steps to cut back on overtime overages.
Officers boosting their salaries with extra overtime wages has become a problem for other agencies, as well. In California, the Office of Protective Services recently came under scrutiny as it was discovered patrolmen earned approximately $2 million in extra pay last year for working more than 40 hours a week.
Departments that need to get back on budget can implement a new payroll processing system that will alert supervisors when officers near or go over 40 hours in a week so they can take appropriate action.
Employers are required to pay employees one-and-a-half times their regular pay rate for any overtime hours worked, according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
As a result, some of the officers in question have been earning more than city leaders, the news source reports. Police Chief Stuart Thomas said he doesn't believe there are any misrepresentations about the officers' employee attendance records, but plans to review time card punches and consider taking steps to cut back on overtime overages.
Officers boosting their salaries with extra overtime wages has become a problem for other agencies, as well. In California, the Office of Protective Services recently came under scrutiny as it was discovered patrolmen earned approximately $2 million in extra pay last year for working more than 40 hours a week.
Departments that need to get back on budget can implement a new payroll processing system that will alert supervisors when officers near or go over 40 hours in a week so they can take appropriate action.
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