If an employee is required to travel on a Federal holiday (or an “in lieu of” holiday), is the employee entitled to receive compensatory time off for travel?
A. Although most employees do not receive holiday premium pay for time spent traveling on a holiday (or an “in lieu of” holiday), an employee continues to be entitled to pay for the holiday in the same manner as if the travel were not required. Thus, employees may not earn compensatory time off for travel during basic (non-overtime) holiday hours because they are entitled to their rate of basic pay for those hours. Compensatory time off for travel may be earned by an employee only for time spent in a travel status away from the employee’s official duty station when such time is not otherwise compensable. Q27. If an employee’s regularly scheduled tour of duty is Sunday through Thursday and the employee is required to travel on a Sunday during regular working hours, is the employee entitled to earn compensatory time off for travel? A. Compensatory time off for travel may be earned by an employee only for time spent in a travel status away from the employee’s official duty station when su
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