Workers Asked To Return Bonuses After 16 Years

In suburban Atlanta, about 180 county employees have been asked to return thousands of dollars the county says they were overpaid 16 years ago, the Associated Press reports. The county’s chief financial officer calls it a project to “clean up receivables and to eliminate outstanding obligations.”

The county is seeking to collect more than $39,000 from employees who received bonuses in their paychecks in 1994. Authorities blamed the overpayments on a payroll anomaly when the county adjusted employees’ payroll cycles. Employees, if they are still currently on staff, are said to be able to apply the money to vacation leave or they can make a cash payment.