§ 19-4-1612 - Overtime pay. - Arkansas Statutes

19-4-1612. Overtime pay.

(a) It is the policy of the State of Arkansas that overtime pay for state employees is the least desirable method of compensation for overtime work.

(b) (1) All state departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and institutions may pay overtime to its employees, under the rules and regulations set out by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

(2) (A) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State will specify those specific employees or groups of employees other than employees of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department and the Arkansas Lottery Commission eligible to receive overtime compensation, the circumstances under which overtime pay is to be allowed, and such other matters which the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may deem appropriate and necessary to comply with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as regards the payment of overtime compensation.

(B) The Director of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department shall make these determinations as to employees of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.

(C) The Director of the Arkansas Lottery Commission shall make these determinations as to employees of the Arkansas Lottery Commission.

(c) The rules and regulations authorized by this section shall not go into effect until the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, or the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department as to its employees, has sought the advice of the Legislative Council.

(d) In the event that the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act is held, for whatever reason, to be nonapplicable to state employment, then any state department, agency, board, commission, or institution may pay overtime to its employees only if the General Assembly has given authorization by an appropriation.