Georgia § 45-19-46 Overtime compensation

Georgia Statutes

§ 45-19-46 — Overtime compensation

Georgia § 45-19-46

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O.C.G.A. § 45-19-46 (2026).

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(a)As used in this Code section, the term:

(1)"Overtime hours" means hours worked by a public employee for which payment of time and one-half overtime compensation or time and one-half compensatory time is required pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. 207 , et seq.

(2)"Public employee" or "applicant" means a public employee or applicant for public employment who is, or if hired would be, entitled to payment of time and one-half overtime compensation or time and one-half compensatory time for overtime hours, pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. 207 , et seq.

(b)No public employer shall require that a public employee or applicant agree, as a term and condition of employment, to receive neither time and one-half overtime compensation nor time and one-half

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Overtime hours" means hours worked by a public employee for which payment of time and one-half overtime compensation or time and one-half compensatory time is required pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. 207 , et seq. (2) "Public employee" or "applicant" means a public employee or applicant for public employment who is, or if hired would be, entitled to payment of time and one-half overtime compensation or time and one-half compensatory time for overtime hours, pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. 207 , et seq. (b) No public employer shall require that a public employee or applicant agree, as a term and condition of employment, to receive neither time and one-half overtime compensation nor time and one-half compensatory time for overtime hours. (c) Nothing in this Code section shall prohibit a public employer from providing time and one-half compensatory time in lieu of cash overtime payment, or from exercising any other optional payment plan or method authorized by the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. 207 , et seq., including, but not limited to, the fluctuating work week method of overtime payment.