If a nonexempt employee works overtime without obtaining prior approval from his/her supervisor, is the department obligated to compensate premium overtime?
Yes. Overtime must always be authorized in advance by the supervisor. However, it still accrues as a liability when the employee works overtime and the supervisor knows or “should have known” that the work was performed and did nothing to stop it from occurring. Corrective action may be appropriate against the employee for not following department procedure.
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