Overtime
1. What is overtime?
Overtime is all hours worked by an employee for the University over 40 hours in a workweek (or above the FLSA-approved standard for police and certain hospital employees). Hours worked in a workweek will include only hours actually worked.
2. Do hours paid but not worked count toward overtime?
No. Only actual hours worked count toward computing overtime.
Paid time off hours are paid at the straight-time wage but do not count toward hours worked when calculating overtime. Paid time off includes, but is not limited to, holidays, winter break, funeral leave, legal proceedings, voting, etc. For example, if an employee takes 8 hours of paid time off on Monday and works 36 hours the remainder of the week, the employee will receive 44 hours of straight pay but no overtime.
3. Does work performed on a holiday count toward overtime?
Yes. Per University policy, regular staff members required to work on a holiday will receive one- and one-half times their straight-time wage rate for hours worked on an official University holiday. In addition, in a work week where the employee works more than 40 hours, the hours worked on the holiday will also count toward calculating weekly overtime pay.
4. Is shift differential paid on overtime work?
Yes, if the overtime hours are eligible for shift differential. Additionally, an overtime shift differential rate must be paid on those hour