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8.1 Overtime

  1. All State laws and CalHR regulations regarding overtime not modified by this agreement shall remain in effect.
  2. Travel Time
    Notwithstanding any other contract provision, departmental policy or practice, the travel time of employees who are covered by FLSA shall only be considered as time worked if it meets the definitions and requirements of travel time in Sections 785.34 through 785.41 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  3. Paid Leave Counted As Time Worked – WWG 2
    Time during which a Unit 9 employee assigned to Work Week Group (WWG) 2 is excused from work on paid leave (e.g., sick leave, vacation or annual leave) shall not be counted as hours worked within the workweek for purposes of determining if overtime has been earned. This language is consistent with GC 19844.1.
  4. Overtime Compensation– WWG 2
    1. Employees in classes assigned to Work Week Group 2 shall be compensated in cash or compensating time off at time and one-half at the discretion of each department head or their designee for ordered/authorized overtime of at least one-quarter hour at any one time.
    2. Employees shall obtain authorization to work overtime. Employees will only be compensated for overtime ordered or authorized by a supervisor.
    3. The employees preference will be considered when determining whether overtime will be compensated by cash or CTO except as otherwise provided by this agreement.
    4. Overtime will be credited on a one-quarter hour basis with a full quarter of an hour credit granted if five (5) minutes or more of the period is worked. Smaller fractional units will not be accumulated.
  5. Callback Compensation – WWG 2
    Employees assigned to Work Week Group 2 shall be credited with a minimum of four hours work time as provided in 2 Cal. Code Regs. § 599.708.
  6. Overtime Scheduling – WWG 2
    When routine overtime is scheduled at least 48-hours in advance, departments shall request volunteers from within the work area or unit who may thereafter be selected to perform the overtime work, except as provided herein. Nothing in this section shall be construed to (a) require management to seek volunteers during an emergency; (b) require selection of an employee who does not possess the requisite skills to perform the job; (c) requires solicitation of volunteers when a specific expertise or project familiarity is required; (d) require solicitation of volunteers who it reasonably believes are not available to respond in the time required; or, (e) limit management’s ability to require an employee to work overtime.