The FLSA's regulation toward record keeping is strict and regularly enforced. A serious violation of record keeping is failing to record actual hours worked. Supervisors who permit or encourage employees to record anything other than actual hours worked are in violation of university policy and state and federal law. Staff are responsible for recording their work hours on the Biweekly Attendance Record. Supervisors must approve each person's time record before submitting it to Payroll.
Staff are responsible for recording all hours worked on a daily and weekly basis.
Return to Overtime Regulations Preparatory and Finishing Up Time Preparatory and finishing up time are an integral part of a job and the time is compensable. The following are examples of such time. These periods can be brought about by unpredicted events, such as a computer breakdown. Even if an employee is reading a book or talking to a coworker while waiting, the time is compensable. As a rule of thumb, if the period cannot be predicted and is of short duration, then the waiting time must be compensated.