§ 6.15.010. Definitions.  


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  • When interpreting this chapter, words having initial capital letters shall have the following meanings:

    A.

    "Covered Employee" or "Nonexempt Employee" means an employee who is covered by 29 U.S.C. Section 201, et seq. of the Fair Labor Standards Act (the "FLSA") as determined by the chief administrative officer.

    B.

    "Exempt Employee" means an employee who is not covered by FLSA as determined by the chief administrative officer. As required by the FLSA, an Exempt Employee shall be a salaried employee as defined by Chapter 6.09 of this code, unless the employee is employed as an attorney, physician or school teacher.

    C.

    "FLSA Overtime" means time actually worked by a Covered Employee in excess of 40 hours in a Workweek or in excess of any other standard defined by the FLSA.

    D.

    "Non-FLSA Overtime" means time spent in the performance of work authorized by a department head which, when added to paid leave time in a Workweek or other FLSA Work Period, is in excess of the number of hours regularly scheduled in the Workweek or other FLSA Work Period without the number of hours actually worked exceeding an applicable FLSA Overtime threshold.

    E.

    "Nonsalaried Employee" means a Covered Employee, or an Exempt Employee who is not required to be a salaried employee by the FLSA.

    F.

    "Workweek" means a recurring period of seven consecutive days (168 hours) established by the department head for the determination of overtime.

    G.

    For Covered Employees, "Work Period" means a recurring period from seven to 28 consecutive days (168 to 672 hours) which may be established by the department head pursuant to the FLSA for the determination of overtime.

(Ord. 93-0019 § 12 (part), 1993.)