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Government

Sep. 27, 2012

Courts look to reduce pay increases to employees to save money

Due to budget cuts, court administrators at several of the state's larger courts have frozen cost of living adjustments, and are now looking into reducing step increases paid to employees over time.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


After years of automatic pay increases for employees at courts across the state, budget cuts have stopped so-called cost-of-living adjustment pay increases at many courts. Now some court administrators are considering reducing or freezing "step increases," which are part of many employees' union contracts.


Following cost-cutting strategies, including furloughs, early retirements and layoff...

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