O-2009-3129 approving updated Employee Policy Handbook

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Compensation for Hours Worked During a Declared State of Emeraencv 1. During the Emergency Period, employees released from work or who are not required to report to work due to the emergency event shall receive pay for their normally scheduled workday. These hours shall count as "time worked" for the purpose of computing overtime for non-exempt employees and shall be clearly noted on the time sheet with the appropriate emergency coding as designated by the Finance Department. 2. Non -Exempt Personnel: During the pre -impact and post -impact periods, essential, non- exempt emergency personnel will be compensated at one and one half times their normal hourly rate for hours worked. During the emergency period, essential, non- exempt emergency personnel will be compensated at 2 times their normal hourly rate for the duration of the emergency period. 3. Emergency Personnel: During the pre -impact, emergency and post -impact emergency periods, essential, exempt emergency personnel will receive up to 40 hours of compensatory time for the first 40 hours worked. Thereafter, essential, exempt emergency personnel will be compensated at one and one half times their hourly rate of pay computed as if the employee was not paid on a salary basis through the duration of the emergency. If an employee fails to take the compensatory time off within the specified time period then the employee forfeits the unused compensatory time off, unless failure to use the compensatory time off is due to a (1) separation of employment (2) placement in a leave without pay status (3) to perform service in the uniformed services or (4) because of an on-the-job injury with entitlement to injury compensation at which time the employee will be paid at one and one-half times their hourly rate for the amount of compensatory time the employee has left. 4. The additional compensation shall be in addition to the employee's regular salary. Each department will provide the appropriate forms for exempt employees to document their hours worked. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the exempt status of such employees. 5. Employees who are out on prior -approved leave or who called in sick during any of the three periods will continue to be charged for such leave. All other policies concerning remuneration shall comply with the City of La Porte's Employee Policies Handbook and the Fair Labor Standard Act. At the director's discretion, previously approved leave, may be cancelled when a state of emergency is imminent or declared. .E