THEADVOCATE.com The New Orleans City Council has approved rules allowing more overtime for Sewerage & Water Board workers despite the objections of the Inspector General’s Office, which argued there are no safeguards in place to make sure the system is not abused. Continue Reading
wdsu.com A new report from the Office of Inspector General this week found that employees of the Sewerage and Water Board received excessive overtime and standby pay. The OIG said auditors reviewed a random sample of 88 employees for 2013 and found the S&WB had paid approximately $3 million, which violates the Civil Service Rules...
fox8live.com NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The New Orleans Inspector General released a report Monday morning detailing findings that the Sewerage and Water Board spent millions of dollars on excessive overtime pay. The audit finds the board paid its employees $1.5 million in standby pay and a projected $3 million in overtime pay during 2013. Continue...
wwltv.com The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report Tuesday claiming the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans violated the Louisiana Constitution and Civil Service rules by paying its employees excessive overtime and standby pay based on 2013 payroll data. Continue Reading
