Tag: Overtime Pay: Page 5

Patrol

LAPD Chief Cuts OT, Moves Specialized Officers to Patrol

To achieve an 8 percent cut in the Los Angeles police workforce, Chief Charlie Beck moved 350 officers from specialized units to patrol duty around the city.

February 17, 2010

Training

New Haven Violated Wage Law With Recruit OT Pay

The city violated a state law by paying recruits for a flat 40 hours per week regardless of how many hours they worked. The city will need to make it up with retroactive overtime pay.

November 9, 2009

Patrol

Durham Officer Fired in Overtime Scandal

A Durham, N.C., officer who was fired Wednesday as a result of an overtime scandal is not going out without a fight.

October 14, 2009

Patrol

Durham Police Officer Paid $60K in Overtime

Durham, N.C., city auditors are looking into why a desk officer in the Durham Police Department received $59,454 in overtime pay over the preceding 12 months.

September 17, 2009

Patrol

LAPD Says Overtime for Michael Jackson Memorial Cost $1 Million

The Los Angeles Police Department said today it spent about $1 million on overtime for officers and civilian personnel handling the Michael Jackson memorial.

July 8, 2009

Patrol

New Orleans Council Approves $1 Million for Police Overtime

The New Orleans City Council, on Thursday, approved a request from the New Orleans Police Department for an additional $1 million to pay for longer shifts the rest of the summer, the Times-Picayune reports.

July 1, 2009

Training

Budget Cuts: Dallas Police Lose $7 Million In Overtime Pay

The Dallas Police Department would see its budget for overtime pay reduced by $7 million, under the current city budget proposed for the next fiscal year, the Dallas Morning News reports.

May 18, 2009

Patrol

Omaha Police Want Overtime Pay

The new union contract reduces the amount of overtime time police can "bank" — and not immediately be paid for — from 360 hours to 108 hours. That time can be cashed out at any point or used as extra vacation time. Under the new contract, officers with more than 108 hours "banked" will have to cash out the extra hours.

December 30, 2008