(A) Employees who are nonexempt from the provisions of the FLSA may choose to receive compensatory leave for each hour worked over their regularly scheduled work hours per workweek.
(B) Nonexempt employees must choose compensatory leave in lieu of paid overtime prior to the performance of any overtime hours. Employees must make their choice in writing on forms provided by HR.
(C) Compensatory leave shall be earned at the rate of one and one-half hours of compensatory leave for each hour worked over 40 hours. For a nonexempt employee whose regularly scheduled work hours are less than 40 per week, compensatory leave will be accrued on an hour-for-hour basis for hours worked up to 40.
(D) Nonexempt employees may accumulate a maximum of 80 hours of compensatory leave. All hours earned over 80 shall be paid.
(E) Compensatory leave must be approved in advance by an employee’s immediate supervisor before it is accrued or used. Approval to use accrued compensatory leave shall be in accordance with the provisions of the FLSA as amended.
(F) Upon termination of county employment, an employee shall be paid for all accumulated compensatory leave at the final regular rate of pay.
(2004 Code, § 48-32) (Ord. 2017-01, passed 2-16-2017; Ord. 2022-08, passed 7-28-2022)