Board updates employee handbook time-tracking language to comply with FLSA
Washburn County approved changes to employee handbook sections on hours of work and compensatory time to stop tracking exempt employees’ start/end times, following guidance from the county’s employment attorney and personnel committee.
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The personnel committee presented changes to handbook sections 3.1 (hours of work) and 3.3 (compensatory time) to remove requirements that exempt salaried employees track start and end times, which staff said can violate the Fair Labor Standards Act for exempt positions. The recommended process will require exempt staff to submit biweekly signed confirmations that they have met job obligations while still recording use of leave (sick, vacation, jury duty, etc.).
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