Over 5,000 Maryland correctional workers will receive a $9.5 million payout, after a federal investigation found that the State tampered with their time cards. The Board of Public Works approved the deal Wednesday.
This is the second multimillion dollar settlement. Carolyn Scruggs, secretary of public safety & correctional services, said some workers had been left out of the original settlement back in July. “We saw from the previous settlement that we needed to go back and look at all classifications that had the word ‘correctional’ in it. So the dietary officer, the correctional maintenance officer, the correctional supply officer,” said Scruggs.
She added that time clocks have been adjusted so that workers are paid the right amount. According to Scruggs, the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services has implemented a new overtime policy which the union, AFSCME Council 3 is looking over.
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