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Detroit Payroll Blunder: $1.6M Check Sparks Job Losses

6/20/2025

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A payroll blunder in Detroit led to a Wayne County employee receiving an astonishing $1.6 million paycheck. The error stemmed from a supervisor mistakenly inputting an employee ID instead of an hourly rate. As a result, two employees lost their jobs, and a third faces suspension, while the county probes deeper into potential payroll problems after a recent system upgrade.

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A payroll blunder in Detroit led to a Wayne County employee receiving an astonishing $1.6 million paycheck. The error stemmed from a supervisor mistakenly inputting an employee ID instead of an hourly rate. As a result, two employees lost their jobs, and a third faces suspension, while the county probes deeper into potential payroll problems after a recent system upgrade.