NC's new payroll system causes problems

RALEIGH -- North Carolina government employees are complaining about the state's new payroll system, saying it's short-changing many of them. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday the State Employees Association has gotten hundreds of complaints about the new system. The system's call center has received more than 64,000 questions and complaints since December. Some workers say their paychecks have been more than $1,000 short. They say pay stubs are confusing and it's hard to determine how much they are owed. State Controller Robert Powell says problems were expected. Powell says he thinks the new system has worked well in paying about 90,000 workers. Some employees say they are sent back and forth between the system's call center and individual agencies to try to resolve the problems. Information from: The News & Observer, http://www.newsobserver.com (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)