Comp. time payout costs Ala. county more than $20,000
Alabama's Lawrence County is paying a group of seven employees a total of about $22,500 to clear up issues with compensatory time.
Concern from county administrators about violating the Federal Labor Standards Act means a direct payment to employees instead of the usual paid days off that comp time entails, according to local news source The TimesDaily. Lawrence County officials are attempting to meet a federal standard that sets limits on the total amount of accrued time.
Compliance concerns led to the county commission creating a standing policy to pay out any comp time above the limit promptly, with an eye towards proper regulation and compliance. The U.S. Department of Labor clearly states that the total amount of comp time banked by a single government employee cannot exceed 240 hours (equivalent to 30 eight-hour work days) before being paid out.
A switch in employee tracking meant that county workers were no longer provided with notifications of how many comp hours they had earned beginning in 2006. Maintaining proper records isn't difficult when using attendance tracking software but administrators must always be aware of the individual and sometimes unique needs of their operations.
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