Inspector General: Chicago Paid $26.5M in OT to Employees Potentially Ineligible for It

Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago pays OT to potentially ineligible workers

(The Center Square) – Chicago’s inspector general has advised the city’s human resources and finance departments that from 2020 through 2024, the city paid $26.5 million in overtime to potentially ineligible employees.

Chicago paid $26.5M in overtime to employees who may not have been eligible, OIG report shows

The City of Chicago has paid $26.5 million dollars in overtime to employees who may not have been eligible, according to the Office of Inspector General.

Inspector General: Chicago paid $26.5M in OT to employees potentially ineligible for it

CHICAGO — The City of Chicago's Inspector General Office (OIG) claims $26.5 million in overtime was paid to employees potentially ineligible for it from 2020 to 2024. The period of time reviewed was Jan. 1, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2024 and was based on city employees' Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status. The City of [...]

Chicago paid $26.5 million in OT to ineligible employees, report says

Chicago doled out $26.5 million in overtime in recent years to government employees who should not have gotten it, according to a report released Wednesday by the city’s Inspector General. Over 1,000 likely ineligible employees received the extra pay from 2020 to 2024, according to the report by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg. The payouts were not “nefarious or stealing,” but mistakes akin to “a series of spreadsheet errors,” Witzburg told t…

Chicago paid $26.5M in overtime to ineligible workers over 5 years, watchdog says

The city paid $26.5 million in overtime to more than 1,000 employees over five years, according to a new watchdog report.

City Paid $26.5M in Overtime to Ineligible Employees: Watchdog