New Orleans Pays Millions for Unused Leave | New Orleans News

New Orleans is hemorrhaging cash—nearly $50 million over a decade—paying out unused vacation and sick time to departing employees, with payouts ballooning to nearly $6 million this year alone. One retired fire captain walked away with almost half a million dollars. The city’s looming $100 million accrued leave liability, never budgeted for before, adds pressure as officials scramble to rein in costs by eliminating bonus days for long-tenured workers and capping new hires at 200 days of leave. But frontline workers—including first responders and City Hall staff—are furious, fearing these cuts will hurt recruitment, especially for the police force. More talks are underway as the Civil Service Commission weighs whether to approve these sweeping changes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/43a71b273e33761f