|
Subscribe to E-mail Updates
|
|
Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA |
| Labor |
|
| Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor |
|
|
| Overtime Compensation |
|
|
|
| Exceptions From the Regular Rate Principles |
Section 7(f) of the Act provides the following exception from the
provisions of section 7(a):
(f) No employer shall be deemed to have violated subsection (a) by
employing any employee for a workweek in excess of the maximum workweek
applicable to such employee under subsection (a) if such employee is
employed pursuant to a bona fide individual contract, or pursuant to an
agreement made as a result of collective bargaining by representatives
of employees, if the duties of such employee necessitate irregular hours
of work, and the contract or agreement (1) specifies a regular rate of
pay of not less than the minimum hourly rate provided in subsection (a)
or (b) of section 6 (whichever may be applicable) and compensation at
not less than one and one-half times such rate for all hours worked in
excess of such maximum workweek, and (2) provides a weekly
guaranty of pay for not more than 60 hours based on the rates so
specified.