PPS asks custodians to pay back erroneous overpayments from winter storm work

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PPS asks custodians to pay back erroneous overpayments from winter storm work

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Public Schools is asking hundreds of custodians to give back part of their paychecks. The district said this stems from an error where the employees were overpaid during the winter storm in January.  These overpayments — the term PPS is using — happened to almost 250 custodians who showed up to work during the ice storm when schools were closed after they were asked to check on their buildings and keep up mainten…