RAYMOND C. SHAFER, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Respondent.
Case summary
Claimant sought back salary for an hourly wage increase that took effect after appropriated funds lapsed. The court found the claimant entitled to back salary plus employer contributions and awarded a total employee benefit of $586.38.
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Headnotes
- CIVIL SERVICE ACT-back pay. Reimbursement arising from late report of wage increase.
This claim arises as a result of an hourly increase for plumbers from $7.96 to 8.96. This increase was approved by the Department of Labor and reported to the Department of Mental Health on October 9, 1974, after the lapse of the funds appropriated for this expense. Changes could not be made for the effective payroll period. Back salary is sought for April 1,1974, through June 30, 1974.
The Departmental Report indicates that Mr. Shafer is due $524.25.
We find that claimant is entitled to back salary in the gross amount of $524.25, plus employer contributions of $62.13, for a total employee benefit of $586.38 which should be disbursed by the Comptroller and credited as follows:
To the State Employees' Retirement System as follows:
$ 20.97 Employee's contribution to State Employees' Retirement System $ 30.67 Employee's contribution to F.I.C.A. $ 31.46 State's contribution to State Employees'
Retirement System
$ 30.67 State's contribution to F.I.C.A. [*329] To the Illinois State Treasurer to be remitted to the Internal Revenue Service:
$ 28.00 as claimant’s Federal Income Tax withholding for current taxable year.
To the Illinois Department of Revenue, Income Tax
Division
$ .60 as claimant’s Illinois Income Tax withholding for current taxable year.
Net to claimant:
$444.01 as claimant’s net salary after all of the above contributions and withholdings have been deducted from the above total employee benefit.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that claimant be and is hereby awarded, the total employee benefit of $586.38
(FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX DOLLARS AND THIRTY-EIGHT
CENTS) to be disbursed and credited in accordance with our above finding.