Overtime and Compensatory Time Eligibility

 

Overtime Classification Compensation Availability  Sample Titles/Catagories

40

In excess of 40 hours per workweek:

Cash compensation at one and one-half times the hourly rate or compensatory time at one and one-half times the hours worked for work outside of the regularly scheduled workweek or holiday.

Facilities Crew Supervisors

Security/Campus Police

Facilities/trades titles
35, NE, or Classified NL

In excess of 35 hours per workweek:

Compensatory time for work outside of the regularly scheduled work week or a holiday will be at one and one-half times the hourly rate for the hours worked, unless agreed to be paid in cash at management鈥檚 discretion prior to being worked.

Secretarial Assistant 2               

Secretarial Assistant 1

Clerk Typist title series    

Education Program Assistant

CWA Professional Services Specialist Series
Unclassified NL

In excess of 35 hours per workweek:

No cash compensation. Compensatory time for work outside of the regularly scheduled work week or a holiday to a maximum of hour-for-hour.

AFT professional staff positions

 

Policy Clarifications

  • No compensatory time may be earned without prior approval of the division head or their designee
    Classified and unclassified 鈥淣L鈥 employees are not eligible for compensatory time for work done as an extension of the regular workday except in unusual circumstances including, but not limited to, emergencies, critical events or programs, one-time special projects and/or key initiatives as determined by the division head or their designee
  • Division heads or their designee are responsible for working to schedule employee time off as to not disrupt university operations and maintaining compliance with all bargaining agreements
  • All maximum compensatory time allowed to be carried is stipulated by the respective collective bargaining units:
    • CWA Article IX, 鈥渁 maximum of eighty (80) hours of compensatory time may be carried by an employee鈥
    • IFPTE Article XI, 鈥渁 maximum of eighty (80) hours鈥
    • AFT (Local Agreement), 鈥渁 maximum of 35 hours鈥.鈥
  • Managers can only earn compensatory time for the following holidays: Presidents鈥 Day, Good Friday, Columbus Day, Election Day and Veterans Day
  • Compensatory time earned by 鈥淣L鈥 employees must be used within the following parameters:
    • AFT Professionals: time earned between January 1 and June 30 should be scheduled to be used by December 31 of the same calendar year; time earned between July 1 and December 31st should be schedule to use by June 30th of the next calendar year
    • Managers: time earned must be used within the same calendar year that the time is earned
    • CWA: refer to contract maximums above

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