Have You Been Overpaid by LAUSD?

Recently, the Los Angeles Unified School District sent letters to some Local 99 members who received over payments created since October of 2007. According to the District, these over payments have always happened for a variety of reasons (e.g. the lag time in processing a personnel change) and are a regular occurrence in business payroll operations.

The District is now going back and fixing post-October over payments. If you have received one of these letters and have questions regarding your specific situation please review the following recommendations:

1. The first step to determine what caused the overpayment being collected is to review your pay statements since November 1, 2007 to identify where the initial adjustment was processed.

2. The earnings descriptions of "Adjusted Overpayment" will appear on any pay statement where an adjustment was processed. This description was used when the District offset the adjustment and prevented the overpaid amount from being collected immediately. It is not where the actual over payment occurred but, in almost all cases, it is where the adjustment/correction occurred.

3. If the adjustment is a time type adjustment, you should already be aware of any personnel transaction that was not processed in a timely manner and therefore created over payments.

4. Finally, annualized salary settlements and deduction corrections are noted clearly on the pay statements.

Click here for a copy of these recommendations.

Note: Per our Local 99 contract, the District cannot automatically deduct over payments over $50.00 from your paycheck. You must be notified and given the opportunity to set up a payment plan.

You may access your personal time statements dating back to the beginning of last year when "Business Tools for Schools" was implemented by clicking here.