Having run payroll for a multi-branch law firm 25 years ago, I can tell you from experience it’s not that hard. It’s just math. I cannot fathom how SFUSD was able to screw this up so poorly.
At this point, I’d suggest showing the door to everyone in the SFUSD payroll dept., the HR managers who hired them and replace the p/r team with 12th graders who’ve gotten at least a B in accounting.
Again, it’s not really that hard to calculate a paycheck and send in the withholding.

EmpowerSF is a criminal enterprise and not paying or underpaying interns is another example of this.

SFUSD paid 40 million for non working system sounds like business as usual in the city..nobody takes responsibility and blame others. Who reviewed this contract before signing off?
Why was the young man in photo allowed to flash gang sign?

Matt Wayne needs to be fired immediately. There is no longer any excuse to keep him in such a high paid position of power. He is guilty of many egregious decisions beyond the supposed “fixing” of the lousy InfoSys payroll debacle. Including renewing contracts with Teach for America and robbing arts, music, sports and libraries from our students.

He claims “limited resources” and that we must “aligning the budget to be fiscally responsible” yet has made horrendous decisions such as literally millions upon millions to outside consultants.

Please anyone reading this comment, understand that he is about to DEFUND sports, libraries, arts and music by raiding the Prop H / PEEF funds to cover his poor management decisions and ensuing budget crisis. The PEEF money is voter approved and paid into by local taxes.

Please do not let him get away with moving this ear marked money with no Accountability or oversight.

Write to the BOE TODAY!

In reply to Allegra Mautner.

My understanding is that the contract was so poorly written that EMpower fulfilled all their obligations the moment they handed the software over- which is as crazy as it sounds. No responsibility to handle the import of data for the old system or handle any troubleshooting after delivery.

More problems to come I’m sure as SFUSD still hasn’t paid staff their raise and said it could be “the end of March” before they do. Empower and a lack of HR/Payroll staff seem to be to blame.

In reply to Allegra Mautner.

Such terrible mismanagement. SFUSD won’t sue, because that would admit wrongdoing, I assume?

Maybe it’s time the city take back control of the district, though maybe after the election. Not sure they’d do a better job.

Such a mess. Are there any state agencies that might intervene at this point?

This district is a sinking ship, with children on it, and it’s a shame.

So when is the City going to begin the process of suing the folks they brought us EMpowerSF for damages? Do we get any money back?