Topic
Compensatory Time
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Wage & Hour Insights
Will Comp Time Become a Reality for the Private Sector?
By FranczekPC
On May 8, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow private sector employers to offer hourly workers the option of taking compensatory (“comp”) time in lieu of…
Wage & Hour Law Update
U.S. House of Representatives Approves Compensatory Time Bill Along Party Lines
Developing political momentum for the first time in several years, the Republican-sponsored Working Families Flexibility Act or comp time bill - which would permit private sector employers to pay premium…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Congressional Sub-Committee Debates Extension of “Comp Time” Under the FLSA To Private Sector
Revisiting a concept for the first time since 2009, a House of Representatives Sub-Committee recently conducted a hearing regarding the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406). The Act, proposed on April…
HR Defense
Can a Private Sector Employer Use Comp Time?
A private sector client recently asked me if the company could permit "comp time" -- allowing nonexempt employees who work overtime to take compensatory time off at a later date…
Minnesota Employer
Can Employers Provide Compensatory Time-Off Instead of Overtime?
Only public employers can provide compensatory time-off instead of overtime pay to employees – private employers may not. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers must pay overtime…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Compensatory Time Is Only For Exempt Employees, As Law Firm Class Action Settlement Illustrates
Under the new FLSA rules (August 2004), exempt employees who work beyond forty hours or whatever their “regular week” is deemed to be may be given compensatory time, although there…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Under the FLSA, May An Employer Give Compensatory Time To Employees Instead of Overtime
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, ("FLSA") compensatory time is statutorily prescribed for governmental-entity employees. 29 U.S.C. 207(k). Generally, compensatory time is impermissible in the private sector. The US Department of…
New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog
Essential Personnel Are Not Entitled to Compensatory Time Off During State Of Emergency
In a non-published opinion, the Appellate Division for the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled that the Public Employment Relations Commission’s (PERC) decision to restrain binding arbitration of a grievance…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Good news for federal employees
In Required Off-Duty Travel Will Soon Add Up to Comp Time, Stephen Barr (Washington Post) reports some good news for federal employees. According to Barr: "Federal employees will soon be…