One Atlanta-area janitor likely thought they hit it big after they were mistakenly sent over half a million dollars in overpayment by their employer, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).
MARTA asked them to give the $620,000 back. Five months later, they still haven’t — so MARTA’s taking them to court.
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“I really never heard of [a payroll error] that had that much money involved in it,” said Charles Bridgers, an attorney who specializes in employment law, to Atlanta News First.
$620,000 is a huge amount of money, no matter if you’re a janitor or a government body. It makes sense that both parties would be prepared to fight over it in court…