Austin Payroll Glitch Doubles Pay for 675 Employees

0:00Austin City workers got a surprise in their March 13th paychecks when a payroll glitch doubled some folks pay. Out of nearly 17,000 employees, 675 ended up overpaid by a total of $1,400,000. Human resources caught it quick and notified everyone the day before payday. The mixup happened in their workday system during a routine update. Staff uploaded a spreadsheet with a key field left blank, messing up exemption status for overtime. That confused the software, making it treat each week separately and spit out double the cash. City leaders say they fixed the error fast and added safeguards to stop repeats. One council member, Mark Duchin, called it a wake up for tax payers, pushing for audits and better checks with the city manager. Now affected employees pick how to repay, spreading it over one to four pay periods. Those owing more than $5,000 can cut a check instead. Bottom line, Austin sorting this without drama. Learning from the slip to keep payroll tight moving forward.

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