HUMAN RESOURCES BULLETIN
September, 2004	Texas State University-San Marcos	Volume 23, No. 9

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Questions received from the August issue of the Human Resources Bulletin are answered below!

Question: “When/how do part-time employees get paid for overtime ?”

Answer: Both state and federal law require the payment of non-exempt employees on an hourly basis for each hour worked up to 40 in a workweek. In the instance of a non-exempt (classified) employee, the employee would be paid at time and one half for every hour worked over 40 in a work week. If the employee works longer than their appointment allows, but less than 40 hours a week, the employee will be paid straight time until the 40 hour mark is met. Once the employee works more than 40 hours in a work week, overtime rules would apply. As an option, the employee may accrue FLSA compensatory time of 1.5 hours for every hour worked over 40.

For an Exempt (unclassified) employee, similar rules apply. The employee will be compensated for every hour worked up to 40 in the work week. If the employee works more than 40 hours in a work week he/she is eligible for state compensatory time of an hour for each hour worked in excess of 40.

Source: UPPS 04.04.11: University Classification and Compensation Policy. This policy can be found at: http://www.txstate.edu/effective/upps/upps-04-04-11.html

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