There seems to be a bit of confusion surrounding the Pension Catch-Up which will appear in today's payroll, so here is how it is being applied: each individual's actual earnings from July 1st to Sept 14th were summed up, multiplied by 1.5% and then divided by the remaining paychecks for this fiscal year. It was not based on the amount in your July 20th paycheck (meaning, we didn't get charged for days in June that are included in your July 20th paycheck).
The reason the Catch-Up exists: the accepted SEBAC agreement was not voted on in the legislature until July 31, 2017 even though the terms of the agreement were set a few months earlier utilizing an implementation date for the pension increase of 7/1/17. Since the legislature didn't pass the agreement until July 31, the pension contribution increase wasn't operational/started until mid-September. The adjustment to cover the original start date of 7/1/17 until the actual implementation date of 9/14/17 was recently completed and is being applied to paychecks covering the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends June 30.
The adjustment for most people (who work 40hrs Monday - Friday and didn't accrue overtime during that span) should be around $25 depending on your rate of pay.
A pay grade AR23 step 9 should be around $22
A pay grade AR26 step 9 should be around $25
A pay grade AR29 step 9 should be around $28
A pay grade AR32 step 9 should be around $32