Fairfax workers fight proposed pay overhaul

A proposed overhaul of the way Fairfax County pays its employees has left many of those workers outraged and claiming the county is neglecting the human cost of its looming budget shortfalls.

County Executive Ed Long last month announced his intentions to overhaul a “financially unsustainable” payroll system that cost the county $50 million for pay raises last year. Such a massive payout is not an option anymore because of budget shortfalls projected to be as high as $169 million in 2014 and $274 million in 2015, he said.