Overtime Pay (Federal): Public Sector

1. INTRODUCTION
1. Which Employees Covered
2. HOURS WORKED – UNAUTHORIZED WORK (“SUFFER OR PERMIT”)
1. Hours Worked – Unauthorized Work
2. Work at Home
3. HOURS WORKED/TRAINING TIME:
1. The training is outside the worker’s regular work time
2. Attendance is voluntary
3. The training is not directly related to the worker’s job
4. No productive work is done during the training
5. Training Time Required By Law
4. WORK TIME – TRAVEL
5. WORK TIME – “DOWN TIME”; ON CALL
1. Split Shifts/Layover Time
2. On Call
3. Meal Periods
4. Sleeping Time
6. OCCASIONAL WORK – DIFFERENT FROM REGULAR JOB
7. DETERMINING OVERTIME COMPENSATION
1. The “Regular Rate”
2. Shift differentials, two rates of pay
3. Salaries
4. Excluded payments: When no work is performed
8. BONUSES – INCLUSION IN COMPUTING THE “REGULAR RATE”
9. COMPENSATORY TIME
1. Rate of accrual
2. Cashing out comp time
3. Using comp time
4. Sample Agreement
10. VOLUNTEERS
11. “WHITE-COLLAR” EXEMPTIONS
1. Executives
2. Administrative Employees
3. Professional Employees
4. Education Employees
5. The Salary Requirement
6. Furloughs
7. PowerPoint summary of A-F
12. PUBLIC SAFETY: FIRE & POLICE
1. Canine Care
2. Physical Fitness
3. The 207(k) Exemption
13. HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYEES
2. Table of Contents