4A THE SUNDAY REPUBLICAN L W SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010

BUNDLING OVERTIME
To earn the highest possible pension, it is a widespread practice in state government for the most senior employees to
amass the most overtime and special assignments during their final years of service. To test the frequency of this prac-
tice, called “bundling,” 12 employees who earned large increases beyond their basic wage rates were chosen at random
and matched with their dates of hire. Eight of the 12, or two-thirds of them, were near or eligible for retirement.

Agency Name Job Years of service 2009 total pay Differential+

Attorney General’s office Richard F. Kehoe Asst. attorney general * 27 years $147,122 $ 51,253
Attorney General’s office Susan T. Pearlman Dept. Head 31 years $147,892 $ 49,148
Dept. of Children and Families Milind V. Kale Psychiatrist 10 years $362,579 $171,148
Dept. of Developmental Svcs Charlton A. White Services Worker * 20 years $180,538 $129,497
Dept. of Motor Vehicles Robert M. Ward Commissioner 25 years $148,340 $13,064
Dept. of Motor Vehicles Rudolph Supina MV Lieutenant 31 years $93,361 $ 8,252
Dept. of Corrections Edward A. Blanchette Hosp. Clinical Director 25 years $412,557 $261,301
Dept. of Transportation Daphne L. McKinney Trans. Planner 20 years $195,916 $107,608
Dept. of Transportation Johan Bellovoda Rest Area Attendant 7 years $57,168 $ 20,839
Dept. of Public Safety Brian E. Mohl State Police Sgt. 16 years $234,721 $148,720
Dept. of Public Safety Graham C. Martin State Police Trooper ** 28 years $181,601 $103,799
Mental Health Authority Lilly B. Phillips Supervising Nurse 30 years $255,018 $171,432
+ Amount over base salary * Top grade ** 1st Class