Work Schedules

A work day includes the hours scheduled for an employee to work on any given day.

A work schedule is the days and hours an employee works on a weekly basis.

Rather than paying employees time and a half in overtime pay, a company which has a comp time policy gives paid time off from work.

A work day includes the hours scheduled for an employee to work on any given day.

Holiday pay is pay for holidays, like Christmas Day, or other time not worked (like vacation) when a business may be closed or the employee is permitted to take time off from work.

The Federal Government provides employees with nine paid holidays each year. Private sector employees may provide holiday days off or holiday pay for working on a holiday, but the are not required to pay you extra for time worked on a holiday or give you a holiday off from work.

Job sharing is when two or more workers share the duties of one full-time job.

Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks for employees. Lunch, dinner, or other meal periods (typically lasting at least 30 minutes) are not work time and employees are not paid for their meal break. However, when employers offer short breaks (usually lasting about 5 - 20 minutes), federal law considers the breaks as compensable work hours that you would be paid for.

Family leave, which includes maternity leave or paternity leave and adoption leave, provides for paid or unpaid time off from work after the birth or adoption of a child.

Workers earning less than $23,660 per year ($455 per week) are guaranteed overtime protection, however, there are exemptions to the overtime regulations.

Federal law does not provide for vacation pay. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require payment for time not worked, such as vacations, sick time, or holidays. Vacation pay is based upon an agreement between an employer and an employee, either a collective bargaining agreement or company policy.

Federal Law requires employers to allow employees to serve jury duty with no repercussions in the work place. Employers, however, are not required to pay employees for time not worked.

Shift work is an employment practice in which employees work during different periods throughout the 24-hour day.

Workers earning less than $455 per week, which is $23,660 per year, are guaranteed overtime pay of not less than time and one half their regular rate of pay.