More than 400 deputy sheriffs in the Detroit area have been shorted overtime, holiday pay and even straight-time wages following a switch to Oracle payroll software that was “chaotic and riddled with errors,” according to a federal class-action lawsuit reviewed by The Independent.
The system’s glitch at the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, which has allegedly been ongoing since 2024, “caused some sheriffs to be paid less than minimum wage,” says the suit, which was filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
