Labor Board OKs Excluding Overtime From Supplemental Benefit Calculation

Connecticut's labor board dismissed a complaint alleging that a city violated the Municipal Employee Relations Act by excluding overtime earnings when calculating work comp benefits due to an injured police officer. The collective bargaining agreement between the City of Derby and the Derby Police Union requires officers to receive supplemental benefits equal to the difference between work comp payments and their weekly earnings. From about 2009 through 2023, the city consistently calculated the supplemental payment as the difference between work comp benefits and how much an officer ear...