B-200112: Dec 21, 1981

GRADE GS-12 ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS (EMT'S) EMPLOYED BY FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WERE CONSIDERED NONEXEMPT UNDER FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) IN 1974 BUT WERE FOUND TO BE EXEMPT IN 1976. EMT'S ARE ENTITLED TO PAYMENTS UNDER FLSA RETROACTIVE TO 1974 SINCE RETROACTIVE ENTITLEMENT IS BASED ON DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF EXEMPTION CRITERIA RATHER THAN CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATIV...

B-200112: Dec 21, 1981

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official requested a decision concerning the entitlement of certain electronic maintenance technicians to retroactive payment for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Labor Act (FLSA). On the effective date of FLSA coverage for Federal employees, the technicians were considered nonexempt by FAA and covered under the Act. However, the agency failed to make...

B-200112: May 5, 1983

BACKGROUND THE DECISION IS IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM MR. IN WHICH WE HELD THAT GRADE GS-12 ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE FAA WERE ENTITLED TO OVERTIME PAYMENTS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT RETROACTIVE TO MAY 1. THAT EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THE AVERAGE PAYMENT WAS $67.85 AND 78 PERCENT OF THE PAYMENTS WERE FOR $100 OR LESS. THE FAA PROPOSES TO PAY EACH REMAINING EMP...