Paychecks are a problem for many Prince George’s County Public School employees in Maryland. Besides the fact that many of them feel underpaid, some employees have been dealing with miscalculated payments that are either too high or too low depending on where they work.
The problem started last summer when over 350 employee members of Local 2250 — a union representing those who keep schools operating every day — were essentially paid double.
“When I emailed payroll questioning the double payment, I was told that my payment was correct,” said Terita McCoy, who works in the school system’s security division.
“I know that it was not correct, so I emailed them several times. I reached out via the phone and said ‘Hey, do you know what’s going on?’”
She, and Stanley Brown, the supervisor of security, say they both tried to pay the money back immediately. Eventually, in the fall, the school system started taking money out of their paychecks to get the money back. McCoy said every paycheck is nearly $200 smaller now.
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