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Council approves class consolidations and related pay adjustments; DWP overtime rules tweaked for FLSA compliance
Summary
The council approved classification consolidations that raise pay for about 238 employees (estimated $1.2 million annually) and adopted a technical amendment to DWP overtime accruals to comply with FLSA; councilmembers debated management flexibility, employee concerns and cost justifications before approving both items.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to approve personnel class consolidations that will reclassify certain engineering-related job series and result in pay adjustments for approximately 238 employees. The council also approved a separate, technical amendment to Department of Water and Power (DWP) overtime rules intended to bring the department into compliance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Councilmember Larry Wax called items 8 and 9 special to request explanations of why the consolidations were needed and what…
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