pyotr filipivich wrote in article
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I missed the Staff meeting, but the Memos showed that F. George
McDuffee wrote on Sun, 20 Apr 2008
11:38:01 -0500 in rec.crafts.metalworking :

One very significant phrase in some good observations is "At
least they aren't telling you to work the extra overtime for no
pay!"

"Unpaid overtime" is becoming an increasingly serious problem in
the US, for not only the employees working the overtime, but the
governmental units that depend on income taxes and payroll taxes
to fund their operations that this unpaid overtime should have
generated. ==Note that this includes social security.==

Some salary [non-paid] overtime *CAN* be justified in an
"emergency," however an "emergency" is defined as an event that's
is unexpected in occupance and limited in duration, *NOT* SOP.

Depends on how it is being handled. John's brother drives
snowplow for a city in Utah. Once the city goes over their budget
limit, extra hours become "comp time". Which means that he bust his
but in the winter, but has all this comp time in the summer, for
hunting season, opening of baseball, etc. It is SOP, and almost a
Fringe Benefit. Almost.
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If he receives one hour of comp time for one hour of OT, he is being
screwed.

If the OT pay rate is 1-1/2 times the straight rate, he should be receiving
12 hours of comp time for each eight hours of overtime worked.

Otherwise, he's simply working OT for straight pay.