Jackson Jambalaya

Paying once a month saves time for the district, who has numerous vendors to pay, including all sports officials (Think of every game and 3-6 officials depending on the sport). Each payment has to go before the Board, so I think once a month is fine. It's not like they get less money! If they can't put back half, let them go away.

JPS has a higher budget than the City of Jackson. Think about that.

I dont know anything about this judge but, I am guess she is a democrat. Only a democrat would write something so acinine.

If you get paid every 2 weeks you get 2 extra pay checks a year.. Getting paid 1 a month gets rid of these extra checks.

Anyone who has to be paid every two weeks is a shitty money manager. Your "pay day" should just be another day in the week.

@10:04 - you don't get more money, just paid more frequently. And it works out to less money per year. If a person makes $24,000 a year, they get $2,000 a month. If they get paid every 2 weeks, they get $923.08 every 2 weeks, which is $1,846.15 per month. Yes, they get 2 "extra" checks a year, but it is still less money each month to pay bills with.

Look at the redneck at 9:28--can't use it properly in context, can't spell it, but gets points for .....nothing.

What does the fact that this lady is a part time judge have to do with anything in the original posting of this? Seems like a concerned citizen, trying to help fix a problem but I'm all ears.

"If you get paid every 2 weeks you get 2 extra pay checks a year."

What??? Are you sure the number you are looking for isn't 12?

Perfect example of the laughable logic that I read on the comments here daily. Thank you. I know that when I need a five hour comedy break, I can always come here.

Interesting. JSU did the exact opposite, went form paying everyone once a month to twice a month. They said it was easier to manage payroll that way(?). It would seem to me that it would create twice the work, to run a process twice as much (payroll).

"If you get paid every 2 weeks you get 2 extra pay checks a year.. Getting paid 1 a month gets rid of these extra checks."

Oh my Lord. It's the same amount of money. Your pay stays the same. If this is the logic of the bus drivers, JPS should raise the pay and require a minimum IQ.

I hope none of you never has to experience living paycheck to paycheck. For someone who does, budgeting your expenses based on two pay checks a month leaves little wiggle room. Changing your pay period to once a month is the same as skipping a pay period. Sure, you'll make it up on the back end, but how do you pay for two-three weeks' expenses in the meantime? That's the panic and fear the judge is (indirectly) speaking of. What if there is no money to pay for living expenses? What do you do?

11:02------REALLY ?

You do realize that if you get paid once a month you get twice as much in that 1 check as you would in a bi-weekly check, don't you. Are you talking about the first paycheck you would get working at a new job?

So let me answer your question "how do you pay for two-three weeks'expenses in the meantime?" YOU DO NOT SPEND IT ALL THE DAY YOU GET IT, it is called a budget. It really is not that hard, no matter if you live from pay check to pay check or if you have tons in the bank. You live on what the budgets says you live on. SMH

Well, looks to me that if you have any matter that comes up before "Judge" Hardwick and let it drop that you are a JPS bus driver you'll be an instant winner.

She'll be elevated to the Kush Supreme Court shortly.

11:21 is probably correct, however, these drivers are paid hourly, so all of these observations are out the window. Furthermore, if this job is their primary source of income, they are collecting government subsidy, i.e., food stamps, etc. I'm not agreeing with them, just stating an observation. Will parents sue JPS over this? Probably.

Apparently some posters here don't know the difference in bi-weekly and semi-monthly pay, not that it makes a difference to the issue at hand. I did always find it humorous though when I had a job that paid bi-weekly and some employees would talk about getting two "extra" checks a year.

I'm not sure how money is stored at a place like JPS, but if it's in a bank, I'm sure they are drawing interest on the money. And if they pay once a month, the money can draw a little more interest over 2 more weeks.

You live on what the budgets says you live on. SMH

The Federal government just read this and is laughing hysterically.

I know that locating, recruiting drivers may be a problem. However, JPS needs to pull a Regan and say get your butt back to work by Monday or we will replace you. One of my understanding is that the drivers are wanting a $100 a day raise. Like that will be happening. The second demand I understand that the driver want better discipline on the buses. This is understandable. If a child is misbehaving-stop the bus and call the police. Refuse to allow the child to ride the bus again. JPS needs to be strong--don't pussy foot around the situation.

Posters here obviously don't know the difference between semi-monthly, bi-weekly, or monthly pay. If you make $60,000 a year, you will take home the same amount (based on what you claim on your W-4 and state tax form) no matter what pay form is stated above. Why is this so hard for people to understand? You do not get 2 "extra checks" if you are paid bi-weekly. That simply means that you have 26 pay periods in a year instead of 24. The reason why people think this is "extra" money is because usually two times a year on a bi-weekly pay schedule, there are 3 pay periods within the month (usually happens once in the spring/summer and once in the fall/winter). If you have elected benefits like health insurance, etc., then you wouldn't pay premiums out of that third check, because you would have already paid them out of the first 2 checks of that month. It's not rocket science, people. And - I agree with the poster above; the way you make your pay last 2 or 3 more weeks is to utilize a budget!

Dec 10, some people are stupid

regardless of the merits of once a month or twice a month paychecks, Ms. Hardwick is no longer Ms. Hardwick, she is JUDGE Hardwick and has violated several Judicial Canons by making these comments/observations. doesn't matter that she's a part time judge. she get some degree of sanction if she is treated the same as others that have done the samae thing.

1:59, put a pencil to it. You're assuming a guaranteed monthly rate to an employee paid hourly, which would be fine; however, they are only guaranteed an hourly rate, not an annual or monthly salary. It's fine to base their pay on a guaranteed monthly salary, even if paid hourly, and guaranteed overtime, if earned; however, none of that is the case. There is, of course, such an animal as "Salaried non-exempt", which these people may be, I'm not sure.

But, at the end of the day we're farting in a whirlwind. Their argument, stirred up by union advocates, is for a higher hourly rate, not a change in the payroll dates. They are demanding more money for a part time, seasonal job. And they're attempting to put the school district over a barrel by taking this action at a critical time, putting children in danger and leveraging the fact that there is not a pool of qualified, tested drivers standing by to take their place.

What the heck is a part time judge?

5:18 most city judges are part time judges. justice court judges, required to be a high school grad or GED genius, are part time judges. they screw up the ethics more than most since they are not really prepared for their office. June is a real nice person, just not a real smart person.

June is an awesome attorney/judge with her heart in the right place.. For those who care she recently was prominently featured in the HBO special "Gideon's Army".

Get real. How long has awesome June been practicing?

On the 6:00 a.m. edition today (Wednesday) of WAPT news, they featured a live video shoot of these drivers sitting in the pews of some church. Or was it a live shoot at Stewpot. The resemblance is uncanny. Identical, in fact. All that was missing was Frank Spencer talking about an empty cupboard.

stupid part time judge.

stupid part time workers. the only reason they have a part time job is to collect entitlements with lower documented pay. fire them all as Reagan did the air controllers and watch them come crawling back begging for the same job/pay. maybe Chuckway will have some stones. I should contact the Navy for reading that gd robt code

Contract this out. A school district is not in the business of maintaining bus shops and providing transportation. They're in the business of educating children. A school Supt should not be riding around in a Lincoln discussing bus driver strikes.