Exemption of District government employees on compressed schedule from federal overtime requirements.
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 207) shall not apply to the hours of an employee of the District of Columbia government which constitute a compressed schedule. In this section, the term “compressed schedule” means: In the case of a full-time employee, an 80-hour biweekly basic work requirement which is scheduled for less than 10 workdays; and In the case of a part-time employee, a biweekly basic work requirement of less than 80 hours which is scheduled for less than 10 workdays. This section shall apply with respect to hours occurring on or after October 30, 2004.
Annotations
Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2230, Pub. L. 108-386, § 6 Section 9 of Pub. L. 108-386, 118 Stat. 2228, the 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, provided: “The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act Oct. 30, 2004.”
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