Evening star., 1942-12-28
Regulations
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payment OF compensation for en-
ployment In excess of 40 hours in
any administrative work week to
civilian employees of the Government
to whom the provisions of Senate
.3oint resolution ITO. Seventy-seventh
Congress, are applicable:
Section l. Heads of executive de-
partments and agencies, or such
ofncers or employees as they may
designate. shall establish ofiicial
hours OF duty and a regular work
week for each employe or group of
employees. No employe shall be re-
auired to work in excess of the
off1cially established hours of duty
except upon the order of the head
OF the department or agency or of
.,uch oficer or employe as has been
delegated specific authority to re-
auire such additional work.
Section 2. Overtime compensa-
ton for employment in excess of
20 hours during an officially estab-
ished regular workweek. and for
work ordered or approved in addi-
ZION to the regular workweek 50
established shall be paid at the
rate Of one and one-half times the
employees regular rate of compen-
sation, subject to the following
limitations:
"ta) No overtime compensation
shall be paid on any part of an
employees basic rate of compen-
sation in excess of $500 per
annum;
"tb) Each employe shall be
paid only such overtime COM
pensation or portion thereof as
will not cause his aggregate
compensation, composed of his
basic rate Of compensation and
his overtime compensa ton, to
exceed a rate of 5000 per an
mum.
Computation Explained.
For the purpose of computing
overtime compensation the pay fol
one hour shall be considered to be
one-eighth of the employees pay fol-
one day and the pay for one day
shall be considered to be l 360 OF
the employees per-annum salary.
Section 3. Overtime compensa-
ton of per annum employees fot
employment during an officially
established regular workweek in ex.
cess Of 40 hours may be calculated
on an annual basis and paid in equal
amounts on the regular monthly OF
semimonthly pay days.
Section 4. In the case of an en-
ploye to whom the annual and sick
Leave laws approved March IA, 1896
90 Stat. l161, 1862, as amended. are
applicable, approved absence, except
on leave without pay. during any
part of the ofIicially established
regular workweek, shall be charged
as annual or sick leave. as the case
may be, and any absence on ap-
proved annual or sick leave shall
rot be construed to reduce the
amount of overtime compensation
to which the employe is entitled fol-
employment during the officially
established regular workweek
Section S. Overtime compensa
tion for employment in exsess Of A
hours per week during the perioc
between December l, 1912. and the
date of issuance of these regula.
tons shall be paid on the basis o1
the official hours OF duty which
employees were required to worl
during such period and ON the bssi.
of any additional overtime oficiall,
ordered or approved and currently
recorded.
Section 6. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this order Fedora
civilian employees on vessels op.
Grated by the United States whose
wages and allowances are computed
on the basis of the special hours
and conditions of their work may
be compensated in accordance with
the wage practices Of the maritime
industry.
section 7. Employees such as GER
tain forest fire lookouts. forest
guards and lighthouse keepers, the
nature Of whose work tas deter
mined by the head of the depart
ment or agency concsrned) requires
them to remain at or within the
confines OF their posts Of duty for
more than 10 hours per week, but