The rule prevents covered workers from being given “comp time” when they work more than eight hours a day or forty hours a week. They now have to be paid overtime. Guess what? Many, if not most, employers simply will not allow workers to put in the extra hours. It’s just another instance of the federal government prohibiting a mutually agreeable arrangement between a worker and an employer.
Yup, nothing good will come of this.
Now, if someone is a little late, or has a doc appt, or wants to jet early on Friday, it’s no big deal. Is the work done? Yes, then No worries. I don’t care.
But, if employees are going to come at me saying, “I worked 42 hours, where’s my 2 hours of OT?” ..... Now I need to care if they came in on time, if they have an appointment, or if their kid is sick. This law will change people from workers to clock punchers.
Everyone loses. There are no winners here.
Is the comp time logged? If not then the rule makes sense because unscrupulous employers will never let someone use their comp time.