Comment Re:comp time is unheard of in the US? (Score 1) 766
At least for hourly employees, comp time became illegal last year in the US. Employers are required by federal law to pay time-and-a-half for any work over 40 hours a week. My company just cut out overtime rather than actually be required to pay for it.
Salaried employees aren't required to be paid at all for their extra effort. They get paid by the week, whether the employee's there 10 hours or 162. Any extra compensation is at the pleasure of a given company.
Salaried employees aren't required to be paid at all for their extra effort. They get paid by the week, whether the employee's there 10 hours or 162. Any extra compensation is at the pleasure of a given company.
