UPDATE

PMSA/PEU and the City of Lake Worth

April 2008

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The PMSA/PEU  office

2525 Old Okeechobee Road, Suite 4

West Palm Beach,  FL  33409

PHONE: (561) 242-1596

Toll free: 1-877-805-9466

FAX:  (561) 242-1597

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City of Lake Worth

April 2008

       Prior to arbitration and after lengthy discussions, the City and Union reached an agreement regarding the IT Department back pay issue.  All employees involved received the  back pay and increases owed to them as a result of this resolution.

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ALERT!

PMSA-PEU upon learning of the payroll error in Lake Worth

This went out on July 21, 2008

“Fellow City Employee,

The City’s Finance Department experienced a payroll system error when processing last week’s payroll. The error involved a mistake in calculating estimated withholding taxes for personal exemptions reported on your W-4 form. This caused a higher amount of estimated income tax to be withheld for City employees claiming one or more exemptions."

The Finance Department sincerely apologizes for this payroll system error. We have worked tirelessly over the past two days to correct (reduce) the amount of estimated withholding tax from last week’s payroll check to you and to issue the attached supplemental pay check. This supplemental check reflects correction (reduction) of your estimated withholding taxes from last week’s payroll check.

Again, our Finance Department is truly sorry for the payroll processing error that caused an unusual amount of estimated income tax to be withheld from some City payroll checks last week We very much appreciate your patience and understanding in the steps we’ve taken to correct this problem and provide the attached supplemental pay to you.

Sincerely, Mark Bates, Administrative Services Director "

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     Two employees were represented by the Union at a termination hearing.  Both employees chose to resign versus pursuing arbitration.

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