Overtime Hourly employees

Randy L

If Hourly employees sign a written notice stating all overtime must be pre-authorized by a supervisor or it will not be paid, and this is in their file and in the handbook, can they be denied payment of overtime if they work any overtime without pre approval?

LindaS

Nope. According to the FLSA, all hours worked in excess of 40 for a non-exempt employee MUST be paid. If you have this in their file, use your disciplinary policy to address it, don't mess with their pay.

marc

I agree with Lindas response. Don't withhold the pay, do discipline.

2445428

Linda is right on the mark. Any time worked over 40 hours in your predefined workweek is compensable at time and a half. Even though the time worked was unauthorized. Discipline that person, but do not withhold payment for any overtime. If they are government employees and have been notified that overtime work will be compensated with compensatory time off, then payment is not due, but time off is.

E Wart

Absolutely not! You have to pay people for time worked, whether approved or not. Then you address the issue of not following instrucitons/policy and discipline them.
Hopefully they will sit up and listen. Most employees know when their workday ends. If they don't get a bell/buzzer installed and they will know.
E Wart