Overtime/Comp Time

When the Fair labor Standards Act (FLSA) became applicable to local governments, a decision was made by the County Manager to give our employees a benefit not required by the FLSA. Specifically, the County has allowed employees to consider leave time to be time at work for payroll purposes, thereby, increasing the hours worked in a pay period so that overtime was easier to accrue. 

The above decision did not have a major impact on County operations or the budget back in the late 1980’s. However, overtime and comp time do have a major impact on our government as we try to do more with less. Therefore, effective May 31, 1995, the below listed procedural guidelines are to be followed by all departments concerning overtime/comp time: 


OVERTIME/COMP TIME-PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES

All Fulton County employees who have earned, accrued, or are otherwise entitled to leave, are given paid time off the job for vacation leave, holiday leave, sick leave, emergency leave, injury leave military leave, official leave, court leave, court leave, and compensatory leave. During such paid leave periods, no work is actually performed; any leave time taken shall be deducted from the standard work period prescribed for each employee prior to the computation of any overtime/comp time only for those hours actually worked which exceed the maximum number of hours prescribed by the FLSA for the standard work period and established for each employee by the County.

The above change will allow us to be in step with the FLSA and continue to compensate those individuals who are eligible for overtime and comp time. Each employee and payroll clerk will be trained on how to complete their timesheet prior to the effective date. 

If you have any questions, please contact Bob Brandes at 730-6710.