All other nonexempt classified employees are eligible for compensation for overtime work, either in cash at 1.5 times their regular rates of pay or, at the discretion of the departmental administrator after advance consultation with the employee, in compensatory time off at the rate of 1.5 hours off for each hour of overtime work. No more than 240 hours of compensatory time may be accrued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Classified nonexempt employees eligible for overtime compensation at 1.5 times their hourly rate of pay must be paid in cash for any overtime work after that limit is reached. Departments are expected to monitor closely the accrual of compensatory time and not allow it to accrue for longer than a year. Upon termination of UI employment, such employees will be paid for accrued compensatory time at the employee's current hourly rate or at the average of the hourly rates paid the employee during the final three year years of employment, whichever is higher.
Employees are to be compensated in cash for any overtime worked during the pay period earned.
Overtime work should be permitted only in emergency or extremely unusual circumstances. The calendar period for determination of eligibility for overtime compensation is the seven-day period beginning on Saturday at 6 a.m. When the need for an employee to perform overtime work can be foreseen, prior approval by the president or the president's designee is required. If overtime work is necessitated by an emergency, the departmental administrator should immediately request approval via the dean or equivalent superior and the director for human resource services. Compensation for Holidays.