"State payroll records reviewed by The Times show Williamson used approximately $30,000 in unused vacation time to remain on California's payroll through Jan. 31 - seven weeks after Newsom's office indicated she had departed - before collecting an additional $22,000 lump-sum payout for the hours she had left."
"Large cash-outs for departing state workers with hundreds of hours of time off on the books have been a recurring issue in California. The state's unfunded liability for vacation and other leave owed to employees has ballooned in recent years to $5.6 billion, fueled by generous time-off provisions and a long-standing failure to enforce policies that cap most employees' vacation balances at 640 hours."
"Williamson, however, amassed 462 hours of unused leave in less than two years on the job. She earned $19,612 a month as the governor's chief of staff."
Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff, departed state service with a federal corruption investigation pending and collected more than $50,000 in unused vacation compensation. She accumulated 462 hours of unused leave in less than two years, earning $19,612 monthly. State payroll records show she remained on California's payroll through January 31, using approximately $30,000 in vacation time before receiving a $22,000 lump-sum payout for remaining hours. Large cash-outs for departing state workers represent a recurring fiscal problem in California. The state's unfunded liability for vacation and leave benefits has grown to $5.6 billion, driven by generous time-off policies and inconsistent enforcement of the 640-hour vacation balance cap for most employees.
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