Comp Time for Overtime
Legislation to allow private employers to offer their employees the choice of regular paid time off in lieu of overtime pay passed the House on May 8, by a vote of 223 to 204. Such compensatory time would be provided at a rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime work. Under current law, public employees already have the option of choosing between time off and time and a half pay for overtime hours worked. H.R. 1406, introduced by Representative Martha Roby (AL-R), would allow employees to accrue up to 160 hours of comp time a year. Employers would have…
