#Hochul, lawmakers roll back pension reform in 0B budget

#Hochul, lawmakers roll back pension reform in $220B budget

“Hochul, lawmakers roll back pension reform in $220B budget” Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers quietly delivered a gift to public employee unions — by partially rolling back the decade-old pension reforms that curbed runaway costs to taxpayers and overtime abuse, The Post has learned. The rollbacks were tucked into the record-breaking $220 billion election-year state…

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#MTA ‘shifting priorities’ put overtime reforms ‘at risk’

#MTA ‘shifting priorities’ put overtime reforms ‘at risk’

“#MTA ‘shifting priorities’ put overtime reforms ‘at risk’” The MTA’s antiquated overtime system continues to work OT for cash-grab scams as the agency’s $31 million effort to curtail potential payroll pilfering is “at-risk,” according to the agency’s Inspector General. The multi-million effort to prevent overtime abuse is failing as officials slow-roll the integration of modern…

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#Corey Johnson supports councilman who clashed with Shea on NYPD OT

#Corey Johnson supports councilman who clashed with Shea on NYPD OT

“#Corey Johnson supports councilman who clashed with Shea on NYPD OT” Council Speaker Corey Johnson on Wednesday backed a fellow councilman who got into a heated dispute with Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, saying he had “full confidence” in the Finance Committee chair.  Police Commissioner Dermot Shea on Tuesday claimed he would “fire” a police officer if they ever…

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#The MTA’s still failing to end massive overtime abuses

#The MTA’s still failing to end massive overtime abuses

“#The MTA’s still failing to end massive overtime abuses” Despite service reductions amid the lockdowns, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s overtime bill barely dropped last year, with a whopping $1.1 billion, down just 17 percent from 2018’s record $1.38 billion. The Empire Center, which first exposed the MTA’s suspiciously vast OT payouts two years ago, reports…

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#MTA misses overtime reform deadline after exec’s departure

#MTA misses overtime reform deadline after exec’s departure

“#MTA misses overtime reform deadline after exec’s departure” Transit leaders missed a key deadline last month to get reforms needed to curb overtime abuse and fraud back on track — after the highly paid executive responsible for the reforms quit, the MTA’s inspector general said Wednesday. Officials blew through their end-of-February deadline to create a new…

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