Legislation recently introduced in the Senate would pay federal managers at a higher rate for overtime work.
The bill, S. 1885, would increase the overtime cap for managers and supervisors to GS-12, Step 1. Currently, overtime pay for managers and other professionals is capped at one and a half times the hourly rate of GS-10, Step 1.
The bill would also ensure that no employees are paid less for overtime work than their regular rate of pay. Rep. Thomas M. Davis, R-Va., introduced similar legislation, H.R. 2696, in the House in August.
The current overtime pay cap means that managers, supervisors and other employees exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act are paid less than their regular hourly rate and less than what their employees earn for overtime work.
Michael Styles, president of the Federal Managers Association, said Robb's legislation recognizes "that people are our government's greatest resource."
According to FMA, S. 1885 or H.R. 2696 would make the new overtime cap for the Washington metro area $35.07 per hour or the employee's regular hourly rate, whichever is greater.
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