Employees Argue They’ll Lose Pay With Changes

A change in pay periods for state employees has prompted grievances from workers who say they won’t receive their full salaries during the switchover. The state began switching pay periods in June from twice monthly to biweekly. Pay periods will increase from 24 to 26. Gordon Simmons with the West Virginia Public Workers Union tells the Charleston-Gazette Mail that some employees discovered that they will receive 25 paychecks in the switchover year. Overall, he says the change could cost employees millions of dollars collectively – a few hundred each. Department of Transportation employees are among those who have filed grievances.