More than 30 city employees cashed in on unused vacation and sick time last year, boosting their take-home pay by more than $100,000 in a public-sector perk a fiscal watchdog is warning must end. 


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2025-03-09 06:23:03">March 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM EST</time>

More than 30 city employees cashed in on unused vacation and sick time last year, boosting their take-home pay by more than $100,000 in a public-sector perk a fiscal watchdog is warning must end.{ai:summary}<p>Over 30 city employees received over $100,000 in additional pay last year by cashing in unused vacation and sick time. A fiscal watchdog is raising concerns about this public-sector practice and is calling for its termination. </p><p>#politics</p>

Boston city employees cash in thousands with unused sick and vacation time

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