300-7 Overtime Compensation

Question 1

Nonexempt. Refers to an employee whose job classification is covered by __________ the as being eligible for overtime compensation.

For the purposes of this General Order, this includes classified employees with a pay grade equivalent of sergeant or
below.

Answer 1

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Question 2

Time Actually Worked. For purposes of calculating overtime, time actually worked includes time the officer is actually on duty, including _______, _______, and _______ as well as when the officer observes designated City Council declared holidays, or when the officer has taken paid leave (i.e., paid time off, death in the family, or other paid leave).

Answer 2

mealtime, on-duty training, and City business,

Question 3

Authorizing adjusted shifts resulting in overtime compensation is prohibited, unless it can be established that the adjustment is in ___________.

Answer 3

the best interest of the department.

Question 4

Officers who ______ or ________ hours worked are subject to disciplinary action.

Answer 4

under report or fail to report

Question 5

When off-duty officers are ordered by a supervisor to report immediately to a specific location for a department action other than court attendance, overtime compensation shall be authorized from ________ and________ from the last location to which he was ordered to report.

Answer 5

the time the officer receives the notification, shall continue until the officer is released

Question 6

The travel time allowed for compensation must be realistic in association and not have an appearance of ________ .

Answer 6

impropriety

Question 7

When a supervisor notifies an officer to report to a specific location and at a specific time to perform a needed police action (e.g., parades, demonstrations), overtime compensation shall be authorized from ___________or _________, whichever is later.

Answer 7

the officer’s arrival time or the time the officer was scheduled to report to the event location

Question 8

The total number of hours of compensatory time in an officer’s time bank shall not exceed ______.

Once the officer’s compensatory time accrual reaches the ______ limit, all additional overtime worked shall be compensated with pay.

Answer 8

480 hours

Question 9

When officers’ compensatory time banks are maximized or may become maximized because of an overtime assignment, officers shall _________ of the fact whenever they request or are required to work overtime.

Answer 9

advise their supervisors

Question 10

When a City of Houston holiday occurs on an officer’s regular day off, the officer shall be granted _______ time equal to the officer’s regular workday.

Answer 10

deferred holiday

Question 11

When a holiday occurs on an officer’s regular DAY OFF and the officer is required to work the holiday, the officer shall be entitled to both of the following:

Answer 11

Deferred holiday time.

AND

Compensatory time or pay at the rate of time and a half for the number of hours actually worked

Question 12

When a holiday occurs on an officer’s REGULAR WORKDAY, the officer shall be ________ and ________. Hours actually worked shall be compensated at the rate of time and a half.

Answer 12

compensated for the holiday

for all hours actually worked on that day

Question 13

The department prohibits the practice known as ________ in which an officer burns some personal leave time in order to work in the Strategic Officer Staffing Program (SOSP) or an overtime program and earn overtime.

Answer 13

“Earn and Burn”

Question 14

Officers shall not use or be allowed to use (burn) any type of leave (straight time) and earn SOSP compensation or overtime compensation during the ________.

Answer 14

same shift

Question 15

Furthermore, if an officer burns _______ leave for a regularly scheduled shift in the 24-hour period before or after working SOSP or any overtime program, an Earn and Burn violation has occurred unless one of the exceptions noted below applies.

Manpower shortages, Emergency Call-Ups, or Special Assignments.

OR

Exceptional Circumstances

Answer 15

unscheduled

Question 16

The ________ shall make the final determination of whether an
officer is prohibited from working SOSP or an overtime program. Additionally, _____ have the final decision on questions regarding the Earn and Burn policy.

Answer 16

division commander

division commanders

Question 17

Officers shall submit the overtime request form as set forth above within ___ calendar days following the hours worked.

Answer 17

five

Question 18

When calculating overtime compensation, ______ shall be used for time entered into the Kronos® system by timekeepers.

If an officer works _______ of a quarter-hour time block, then the entire 15-minute block shall be approved for compensation.

When ________ in a time block are worked, credit for that time block shall not be granted.

Answer 18

quarter-hour time blocks;

eight minutes or more

less than eight minutes

Question 19

An officer shall not have the above option if the officer is ______ that the overtime shall be compensated by “time only” or “pay only,” and the officer’s participation is ______ .

Answer 19

informed in advance, voluntary

Question 20

Officers attending on-duty training are eligible for overtime compensation if the training causes an officer to exceed the number of hours in the officer’s regular workday.

Officers shall have their arrival and departure times certified by _________.

Except as provided above, overtime may be authorized only to avoid a negative impact on division operations.

Answer 20

a member of the Academy staff.

Question 21

There is no travel time gap requirement when officers are traveling to an overtime assignment _______ or _______ or________.

Answer 21

using a City owned or controlled vehicle or when no travel is required.

Question 22

However, if an officer’s immediate supervisor is on approved leave, the overtime request form shall be submitted _______ to in the officer’s assigned division for approval.

Answer 22

another supervisor

Question 23

Once an officer submits an overtime request form to a supervisor, it becomes the responsibility of the _______ to ensure the timekeeper is provided any approved overtime request form within ______calendar days after the date it was submitted to the first approving supervisor.

Answer 23

receiving supervisor, five

Question 24

Supervisors shall not ________ to approve overtime compensation requests to non-supervisory personnel. Stamped signatures for approval are prohibited.

Answer 24

delegate their authority

Question 25

Supervisors shall ensure travel time gaps and requests for overtime and travel compensation are ______, ______, and in accordance with the ________ as outlined in this and other applicable General Orders and directives.

Answer 25

reasonable, proper, rules for overtime compensation

Question 26

Other than __________ if still blank, and , _________ supervisors shall not make changes on a submitted overtime request form.

Corrections shall be made by the ________.

Answer 26

filling in the department activity code (DAC), adding comments in the Details section

submitting officer.

Question 27

Supervisors shall not staff weekend duty assignments with officers on overtime except when _______ or _____ or _______ .

Answer 27

minimum staffing requirements cannot be met, for emergencies, special situations

Question 28

If the overtime worked is questionable, supervisors shall _____ , ______, in the Details section of the overtime request form along with the supervisor’s name and employee number, submit it, and ________ .

Answer 28

approve it, note their concerns, then conduct an inquiry