LEGALITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRICTION ON OVERTIME COMPENSATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00453R000200260001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 2, 1956
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Releas~2001/03/01 : CI~-00453R,p00200260001-5
2 May 1956
MEMORANDUM FOR: Office of General Counsel
SUt3~TECT Legality of Administrative Restriction on Overtime
Compensation
1. Approximately three years ago the Chief of the SR Divisionrs
Domestic Operations Base issued to his personnel and. to the Adminis-
trative Office of SR a written directive limiting the amount of over-
time to twenty-six hours per week for which paid. compensation could be
claimed by any individual. This action appeared justified on the
theory that many of the hours personnel put in at the work locations
were not actually spent in working, although the presence of such
personnel there was required. They were at liberty during much of
the time to read, watch television, or entertain themselves as they
wished, The tuna spent in such standby status was cansiderably more
than twenty-six hours some weeks. This policy has been in force ever
since for the many people who have been with the Domestic Operations
Base.
2. One employee has objected. to this administrative limitation
on paid overtime compensation and ha.s submitted a claim for compen-
sation for all overtime hours in excess of twenty-six per week. He
intends to resign from the Agency on 4 May.
3. Your opinion as to the legality of his claim will be appre-
ciated, and in view of his pending resignation it is requested that
we have a reply e.s soon as possible.
25X1A
SR Personnel Officer
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