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This feature is of a topic which we think will be of benefit to our fellow law enforcement officers.
The above anacronym is commonly known to anyone who has been through a police academy and is especially important in today's arena when your every move can be videotaped. For those of you who don't know what it stands for, e-mail me at PBA35@erols.com and I'll forward a response.
Certain filtering software like NetNanny prevents me from spelling it out on the page.
Show Me Even
More Money!
Our second feature ( yes that's right, second. I've been busy OK!) once again concerns your paycheck. If your municipality is anything like ours, they cut corners anyway they can to balance the budget. Our City is currently faced with a $15,000,000 deficit. That's a 1 and a 5 followed by six zeroes! It appears that our fair burg is attempting to fill this rather sizable hole by shaving pennies off of our officers' overtime rate. This is where the FLSA link on the Link page comes into play. According to the Department of Labor, your overtime rate MUST include
all remuneration you receive as pay. That includes shift differential, longevity, college credits, etc. Anything that is a non-discretionary bonus. Our City is applying the FLSA threshold for overtime for police
officers so they do not have to pay time and a half until after 86 hours in a pay period. However, our City is paying officers at a lesser rate which does not
include shift differential or longevity for the overtime hours that lead up to the threshold. Our current contract clearly states such items should be inlcuded in our base salary. While this may not be entirely an FLSA matter, it has clearly been educational as far as what agencies and rules govern what portion of your paycheck.
If you have any suggestions for future features, either law enforcement or anything to make a cop's life easier, drop me a note.
PBA35@erols.com