FILE:  GBRII

COMPENSATORY LEAVE

The Superintendent may require that an employee work at times not regularly required to be on duty.  In such cases, the Superinten­dent may permit the employee to earn compensatory leave.  Only those hours actually worked over forty (40) hours in each 7-day work week qualify as compensatory leave time.  School Board work weeks begin on Monday.

Non-exempt employees will earn compensatory leave equal to 1.5 times the number of hour(s) he/she is required to work.  The Superintendent shall sign a form authorizing such leave, and authorizing credit thereof.  Compensatory leave will be accumulated under the guidelines provided by the fair labor standards handbook.

Exempt employees will earn compensatory leave equal to the number of hours required to work.  The Superintendent shall sign a form authorizing such leave, and authorizing credit thereof.

Earned compensatory leave shall be credited to the employee, and may, with the approval of the Superintendent, be used at a future time.

In order to comply with Federal Labor Laws, non-exempt employees will not be allowed to earn compensatory leave greater than 160 working hours (or 240 compensatory hours).  Any extra hours worked over 160 hours must be paid the employee at his/her overtime rate.  Compensatory leave will not lapse but may be carried forward to fiscal periods.  At termination, non-exempt employees must be paid for any accumulated compensatory leave not taken, at the hourly salary equivalent rate at the time of termination.

Unused/compensatory leave earned by all exempt employees will lapse on June 30 of each year.

School systems employ a wide range of employees.  Although specif­ic duties and criteria will have to be evaluated in individual in­stances, the following list gives some idea how such employees are generally treated under the Fair Labor Standards Act:

• teachers - professional exempt

• custodial workers - nonexempt

• bus operators - nonexempt

• cafeteria workers - nonexempt

• secretarial support - nonexempt

• general bookkeepers - nonexempt

• school counselors - professional exempt

• elected members of the board of education - not covered

• certified public accountants working in the budget office - professional exempt

• school registered nurse - professional exempt

• school nurse (non-RN) - nonexempt

• warehouse worker - nonexempt

• superintendent of schools - executive exempt

• principals - executive exempt

Revised:  June 5, 2018

Ref:    Board minutes, 6-5-18

Catahoula Parish School Board