Oklahoma - State officials say an error resulted in an Oklahoma state employee temporarily receiving a longevity bonus of $850,000 in February.
Jo Harris, who has worked for seven years for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission in McAlester, was supposed to receive an $850 bonus, but a misplaced decimal point turned that into a six-figure windfall.
State officials caught the error in time, meaning the $850,000 never left state coffers. State Treasurer Scott Meacham says one safeguard in the state's financial system flags agency transactions above a certain amount so they can be reviewed by an auditor. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - America's Largest Pet Pharmacy
Jo Harris, who has worked for seven years for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission in McAlester, was supposed to receive an $850 bonus, but a misplaced decimal point turned that into a six-figure windfall.
State officials caught the error in time, meaning the $850,000 never left state coffers. State Treasurer Scott Meacham says one safeguard in the state's financial system flags agency transactions above a certain amount so they can be reviewed by an auditor. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - America's Largest Pet Pharmacy
