Employees in two of New York’s largest school districts say they’ve been underpaid or not paid at all for months, creating financial hardship for workers who continue showing up despite the ongoing issues.
Food service workers and other staff members, many living paycheck to paycheck, report their pay has been late, short or missing altogether since a payroll system upgrade was implemented. Some employees say they’ve had to pay late fees because they couldn’t cover their bills on time.
The problems are affecting both the Rochester and Syracuse city school districts, where the new payroll system has created months of frustration…