§ 551.501 Overtime pay

5 CFR 551.501(a)(a) An agency shall compensate an employee who is not exempt under subpart B of this part for all hours of work in excess of 8 in a day or 40 in a workweek at a rate equal to one and one-half times the employee's hourly regular rate of pay, except that an employee shall not receive overtime compensation under this part—

5 CFR 551.501(a)(1)(1) On the basis of periods of duty in excess of 8 hours in a day when the employee receives compensation for that duty under 5 U.S.C. 5545(c)(1) or (2) or 5545b;

5 CFR 551.501(a)(2)(2) On the basis of hours of work in excess of 8 hours in a day that are not overtime hours of work under § 410.402 of this chapter, part 532 of this chapter and 5 U.S.C. 5544, or part 550 of this chapter;

5 CFR 551.501(a)(3)(3) On the basis of hours of work in excess of 8 hours in a day for an employee covered by 5 U.S.C. 5544 for any hours in a standby or on-call status or while sleeping or eating;

5 CFR 551.501(a)(4)(4) On the basis of hours of work in excess of 8 hours in a day for an individual who is not an employee, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(2), for purposes of 5 U.S.C. 5542, 5543, and 5544;

5 CFR 551.501(a)(5)(5) On the basis of hours of work in excess of 40 hours in a workweek for an employee engaged in fire protection or law enforcement activities when the employee is receiving compensation under 5 U.S.C. 5545(c)(1) or (2) or 5545b, or is not an employee (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(2)) for the purposes of 5 U.S.C. 5542, 5543, and 5544;

5 CFR 551.501(a)(6)(6) For hours of work that are not “overtime hours,” as defined in 5 U.S.C. 6121, for employees under flexible or compressed work schedules;

5 CFR 551.501(a)(7)(7) For hours of work compensated by compensatory time off under § 551.531 of this part; and

5 CFR 551.501(a)(8)(8) For fractional hours of work, except as provided in § 551.521 of this part.

5 CFR 551.501(b)(b) An employee's “workweek” is a fixed and recurring period of 168 hours—seven consecutive 24-hour periods. It need not coincide with the calendar week but may begin on any day and at any hour of a day. For employees subject to part 610 of this chapter, the workweek shall be the same as the administrative workweek defined in § 610.102 of this chapter.

5 CFR 551.501(c)(c) In this subpart, “irregular or occasional overtime work” is overtime work that is not scheduled in advance of the employee's workweek.

5 CFR 551.501(d)(d) The maximum earnings limitations described in §§ 550.105, 550.106, and 550.107 of this chapter do not apply to overtime pay due the employee under this subpart.