- The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority filed a civil lawsuit against a former station cleaner to recover $620,000 in overtime pay mistakenly deposited.
- MARTA spent five months trying to resolve the issue directly and recover the funds before filing suit.
- Both the former janitor and the employee responsible for the clerical accounting mistake are no longer employed by the agency.
- Legal experts noted that Georgia law entitles MARTA to recover accidental overpayments and described the magnitude of the error as extraordinary.
- In response, MARTA updated staff training and strengthened internal administrative controls to prevent future payroll errors.
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