We will soon be ready to hold a vote on the temporary hazard pay settlement offer for state Department of Education employees organized into Units 2, 3, 4, 9 and 13. We appreciate your patience during this prolonged negotiation with the employer.
This vote was placed on hold in May after it became apparent that the total number of days required for a payout did not take into account the loss of workdays due to the pandemic. We now have a revised offer — and workday requirement — in hand to present to you.
A voting timetable will be communicated to you very soon.
New Settlement Offer
The DOE is offering the same settlement that was accepted by other state employees — compensation split into two tiers ($10,000 and $20,000) based on the number of days worked physically at their worksite during the period of March 4, 2020 to March 25, 2022.
The payment will be in one installment no later than March 20, 2025 and will be based on the days affected employees worked at their physical worksite.
Settlement Highlights
- 12-month employees who physically reported to work for 375 days or more during the emergency proclamation would be entitled to $20,000. (The number of days for 12-month employees was 420 days under the previous settlement offer.)
- 10-month employees who physically reported to work for 300 days or more during the emergency proclamation would be entitled to $20,000. (The number of days for 10-month employees was 350 days under the previous settlement offer.)
- Those who physically reported to work less than the applicable hours listed above would be entitled to $10,000.
- Those who did not physically report to work at all during the emergency proclamation would not be entitled to compensation.
Acceptance of this settlement would be in lieu of the award won in arbitration by HGEA on behalf of DOE employees.
HGEA is NOT making a recommendation on whether you should accept or reject this settlement offer.
