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Jim Wells County approves FLSA 7(k) work period for jail detention officers
Summary
The commissioners court voted to adopt a 14-day, 12-hour shift pay schedule under the Fair Labor Standards Act 29 U.S.C. §207(k) for the county jail’s detention officers, changing how overtime is calculated and allowing overtime to begin after 86 hours in a 14‑day period.
Jim Wells County Commissioners Court on Oct. 10 voted to adopt a section 7(k) work period under the Fair Labor Standards Act, allowing the sheriff’s office to use a 14‑day pay period for detention officers and to set overtime eligibility at 86 hours in that period.
Sheriff Joseph Guy Baker told the court the 14‑day schedule is intended to match the jail’s 12‑hour rotating shifts, reduce unplanned overtime, and improve scheduling predictability and employee morale. “I respectfully request that the commissioner’s court approve and adopt the 207(k) work period for all of our detention officers,” Baker said during the presentation.
The change will let the sheriff’s office compute overtime within a 14‑day cycle instead of weekly, aligning pay calculations with extended shift patterns…
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