B-166304: Apr 07, 1969

THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S LETTER READS IN PART AS FOLLOWS: "REFERENCE IS MADE TO SECTIONS 5542 AND 5544 OF TITLE 5. INCREASED PRSSURE IS BEING BROUGHT TO BEAR ON THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE PAID REST PERIODS AND/OR PAID LUNCH PERIODS DURING OVERTIME HOURS. YOUR DECISION IS REQUESTED AS TO WHETHER THE ABOVE CITED STATUTORY PROVISIONS MAY BE CONSTRUED AS PERMITTING OVERTIME PREMIUM PAY FOR REST...

B-166304: Published: Apr 07, 1969. Publicly Released: Apr 07, 1969.

GAO commented on the propriety of paying overtime compensation for periods of lunch or rest which occur during overtime hours of work. GAO held that: (1) if the proper administrative officials determined that the rest periods were beneficial to the service, then overtime compensation for rest periods was appropriate; and (2) however, overtime compensation for lunch periods was inappropriate, since...