Since that time, many law enforcement employees have pushed for overtime compensation as defined under Title 29 of the United States Code based on the guidelines established by the United States Department of Labor. Local and State governmental entites have resisted paying overtime for such times as lunch periods. These employers claim meal periods to be free time for the law enforcement officer.
Threshold simply means the point at which overtime compensation is mandatory.
Additionally, FLSA mandates overtime to be paid at one and one half times of the regular rate of pay for a particular employee. This is true for wages paid or compensatory time off. Time worked is calculated on actual hours attended at work. The FLSA has incorporated within its code sections a provision for protecting employees from retaliation by employers for bringing or making complaints for wage and overtime compensation. The Alexander Law Firm 2014 Beaver Ruin Rd.