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Report: State paying millions in post-retirement jobs

BOSTON — A new report found that hundreds of state workers who retired early under Governor Baker's savings plan were eventually put back on the books.

The Boston Herald analyzed data from 2015 and found that 300 employees who retired early returned in part time roles just a few weeks later -- some of those part-time workers making six figure salaries on top of their pension.

Through December, the post-retirement jobs cost taxpayers nearly $9 million. The early retirement program was designed to trim costs and balance the state's budget in 2015. According to the Boston Herald, the plan was expected to save around $125 million.

A spokesman for Governor Baker's office said the program still cut 2,800 employees overall.

>> READ THE FULL BOSTON HERALD REPORT HERE.


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