Q: Can a private employer require its employees to take “comp time” rather than paying them overtime? A: The Fair Labor Standards Act defines compensatory time off as paid time away from the job that ...

Bill would give workers the option of being compensated in time or cash Democrats and union officials doubt it would give workers enough protections Opponents are concerned it would allow businesses ...

It seems like a simple proposition: give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Representative Martha Roby has an op-ed in Politico today making the case for her “Working Families Flexibility Act.” The bill would allow businesses to pay their workers in comp time, rather than ...

On April 5, the House Education and Workforce Committee Subcommittee on Workforce Protections is holding a hearing on the Working Families Flexibility Act, which Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.) is once ...

The U.S. House of Representatives will consider amending the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to permit private-sector employers to offer compensatory time off in lieu of monetary overtime ...

Alabama lawmaker leading latest effort to push bill Proposal has been modified to address concerns from labor Debate focuses on whether bill would help or hurt workers WASHINGTON – The U.S. House ...

In the 1991 round of collective negotiations with United University Professions (UUP), the union took the position that many supervisors and campus administrators were not familiar with compensatory ...