MTA workers collected more than a $1 billion
in OT pay in 2021: report
Posted By: Ribicon, 4/24/2022 10:12:34 AM
New York—The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shelled out more than $1 billion in overtime pay to its employees last year, according to payroll data released Friday. More than 300 workers collected at least $100,000 in overtime, four of whom pocketed more than $200,000, records show. Approximately 700 earned more in overtime than their regular salary, according to the data posted on SeeThroughNewYork, the Empire Center’s government transparency website.(Snip)The MTA forked over a record-high $1.38 billion in overtime pay in 2018, which lead to a series of investigations and criminal charges, officials said. MTA Chief Operating Officer Lisette Camilo said the agency continues to reduce and manage overtime spending.
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NYC allows mass overtime fraud with a wink and a nod, knowing that "federal funding" is always on tap to protect New Yorkers from paying for it. Example, damage caused by Superstorm Sandy was covered using "federal money," even though MTA left new trains exactly where its own Climate Change survey maps said would flood. And NYC MTA got at least $14.5 billion in federal "covid relief" money, which covers the entire bill for overtime many times over.