Derby can exclude overtime from police workers' comp payments

Derby can exclude overtime from police workers' comp payments

The Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations (BLR) recently dismissed a complaint brought by the Derby Police Union claiming the city of Derby had violated the Municipal Employee Relations Act (MERA) by changing a supplemental payment for workers’ compensation. The BLR found the city did not violate a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) when it did not consider overtime pay in calculating the weekly wages of an officer who was receiving work…