While technically I don't think you a required to pay, I would pay it anyways. An employer trying to skimp on OT just causes problems.
Besides, I feel people don't look at OT in the full picture. If someone works a Saturday, then they have 48 hours for that week, that would then be 52 hours of pay. That’s only an 8% increase in pay for the whole week, yet everyone seems to fret about OT so much.
Assume you have an employee that works 5 full OT days a year. That would only be a 0.09% increase in pay (2140 OT hours/2120 normal hours).
Your employee went in and did the work needed, but might not get rewarded due to a technicality? That can just generate ill will without affecting the bottom line.
[This message has been edited by dmattox (edited 06-07-2005).]
