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Benefits & Compensation
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Author Sample Comp Time Policy
dmozulay


Joined: Sep 13, 2001
Posts: 70
Posted: 2006-06-01 06:48   
We have an increasing number of employees traveling to trade shows, which are held on the weekends. We have never had a formal Comp Time policy, would you please share your policy with me - or direct me to a website where I can find a sample policy? I have not been able to come up with much. Thank you!

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rrupert


Joined: Feb 15, 2006
Posts: 1686
Posted: 2006-06-01 06:57   
Assuming you are in the U.S. --
Are these employees exempt? If not, comp time is not allowed unless they fall under government employment (and I know nothing about that *Ü*) You must pay them for hours worked if they are non-exempt.

And generally if they are exempt, you are paying them an amount regardless of how many hours they work. While it is nice to compensate them for their extra time, I am not sure a formal policy is the best way to go.

And that is probably why you aren't finding many.

rr


nork3


Joined: Feb 12, 2002
Posts: 3876
Posted: 2006-06-01 09:12   
RRupert is right. Some companies do give comp time for exempt employees - and for extraordinary effort, giving that time is fine. However, DO NOT do it on a hour for hour or day for day basis - to do so will give credence to wage and hour claims involving exempt/non-exempt classification of the position.

Travel for non-exempt employees is well defined in FLSA. If travel is done during regular work hours regardless of the day of the week, the time is compensable. If travel is done outside regular work hours and the employee is a passenger (not driver) of a vehicle, then the time need not be compensated. And, of course, comp time for non-exempts may not be substituted for overtime hours worked.


  


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