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Commission adopts 14‑day work period overtime clarification for law enforcement and detention staff
Summary
The commission adopted a resolution clarifying overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act §207(k) for public‑safety employees: 86 hours in a 14‑day work period for law enforcement/detention/fire personnel, while other nonexempt employees remain at 80 hours per 14‑day period.
The Colfax County Commission adopted a resolution to clarify overtime eligibility and calculation for public‑safety employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act §207(k).
County counsel explained that the resolution makes explicit that public‑safety employees (law enforcement, detention officers and emergency services) are eligible for overtime after 86 actual hours in a 14‑day work period, consistent with the FLSA §207(k) provision. The resolution also restates that other nonexempt employees are eligible after 80 actual hours in a 14‑day period and that exempt employees are not eligible for overtime. The overtime rate remains 1.5 times the employee’s regular hourly rate, and salaried nonexempt employees’ hourly rate is calculated by dividing salary by 2,080 for the overtime computation.
County counsel noted the clarification was necessary after the county moved to biweekly pay periods and to remove ambiguity about whether the calculation applies week‑by‑week or across the pay period. Commissioners approved the resolution by motion.
