Common use of Compensatory Time in Lieu of Overtime Pay Clause in Contracts

Compensatory Time in Lieu of Overtime Pay. 10.1 Compensatory time is time off from work that may be granted to an employee in lieu of payment for irregular and occasional overtime. Compensatory time earned is equal to the amount of time spent in overtime work, e.g., one hour and fifteen minutes of overtime work yields one hour and fifteen minutes of compensatory time. The following pertain to such compensation for overtime work: 10.1.1 FLSA non-exempt employees: USMEPCOM will normally provide overtime pay for all overtime work performed by non-exempt employees. After considering mission requirements, USMEPCOM may grant compensatory time off for overtime work performed, but non-exempt employees may not be required to accept compensatory time off in lieu of payment for overtime work performed. USMEPCOM will consider employee requests for compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay.