Denver paid employee on leave $212,000, and gave him a raise

By Arthur Kane February 11, 2016 5 Comments

An assistant Denver city attorney has apparently been on administrative leave for more than year, collecting as much as $212,000 while staying at home and even receiving a favorable performance review and pay bump, a Watchdog.org investigation in cooperation with CBS Denver found.

City records show Stuart Shapiro, who was placed on leave in July 2014 while the city investigated “litigation misconduct,” received a “successful” rating in January 2015 and a pay increase for “merit,” according to records Watchdog.org obtained from the city’s human resources department.

Shapiro’s salary increased from $139,300 to $142,922 in January 2015 after the “successful” rating, city records show. Before his suspension, Shapiro received an “outstanding” performance rating in January 2014 that had bumped his salary $6,380 to $139,300......

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