Exempt employees are not eligible for additional pay for time worked beyond that which is regularly scheduled. In recognition of the fact that exempt employees work beyond regularly scheduled hours, the university has established a liberal vacation plan for these employees.
Supervisors may adjust the work schedule within a work week as may be reasonable and prudent to avoid exceeding the forty-hour limit for nonexempt staff employees. So long as the forty-hour limit is not exceeded, overtime pay is not required.
When working hours cannot be held to forty hours in one work week, nonexempt staff employees are entitled to overtime compensation at the rate of 1 1/2 times the regular pay. This requirement is based on State and Federal law. The supervisor must authorize overtime work in advance. Employees who work overtime hours without obtaining pre-approval from their supervisor may be subject to corrective action for failure to follow established procedures.
While the university recognizes that work in excess of 40 hours per week may be unavoidable due to the nature of certain jobs, it is in the best interests of the individual employee to limit overtime worked. An employee who consistently works more than 40 hours weekly does not have adequate time away from the job in which to rest and relax.