JOHN K. CARGILE, Claimant, v. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.
Case summary
Claimant sought back salary due to lapse of appropriation, but the court amended its opinion to reflect that the claim was for a tort settlement arising from an alleged civil rights violation. The court awarded $2,500.00.
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Headnotes
- T YRONE C. F AHNER , Attorney General (S ANDRA ANDINA, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for Respondent. STATE EMPLOYEES BACK SALARY CLAIMs-Claimant was entitled t o back salary due to lapse of appropriation. An award of $2,500.00 with deductions for certain employee contributions and withholdings was granted for back salary due to the lapse of appropriations for the period during which the debt was incurred.
- C IVIL RIGHTS-award previously entered for back sahry w a s amended to represent damages for a tort. The original opinion filed in the case was amended and the award was modified where the claim was not for lost wages but arose out of an alleged violation of the Claimant’s civil rights for which a complaint was filed but for which the appropriated funds for payment had lapsed or for which there were no funds appropriated.
This court finds that this claim is for back salary due to the lapse of the appropriation for the period during which the debt incurred, the same having been confirmed by the written report of the Department of Transportation.
After having reviewed the ,record in this matter including the joint stipulation of the parties, we find that Claimant is entitled to back salary in the amount of $2500.00 plus employer contributions of $353.75 which should be disbursed by the comptroller and credited as follows:
1671.25 Claimant
100.00 State Employees Retirement System
187.50 State Employees Retirement System-State
Contribution
166.25 State Employees Retirement System-State
Contribution FICA
166.25 FICA Tax Fund
62.50 State Withholding Tax
500.00 Treasurer, State of Illinois-Federal Income Tax [*282] It is, therefore, ordered that Claimant be and is hereby awarded the total employee benefit of $2853.75 (two thousand eight hundred fifty-three and 75/100) to be disbursed and credited in accordance with our above finding.
AMENDED OPINION
ROE, C. J. On February 13,1981, this Court rendered an opinion granting an award of $2,853.75, said sum representing $2,500.00 in back salary plus and minus certain employer contributions and employee withholdings for a total employee benefit of $2,853.75. Upon prompt notification given us by attorneys for both parties and our own independent examination of the claim, we find that the award in this case should represent damages for a tort. It was not a claim for lost wages but a settlement arising out of an alleged violation of Claimant’s civil rights, for which a complaint had been filed in Federal district court. Because either the appropriated funds for payment had lapsed or there were no funds appropriated for payment of this type of matter, Claimant filed in this Court to collect the sum settled for. We approved the settlement but erroneously modified the award as described above.
We hereby amend our opinion of February 13,1981, and order Claimant to be awarded the sum of $2,500.00.