If a nonexempt employee works overtime without obtaining prior approval from his/her supervisor, is the department obligated to pay premium overtime?
Yes. As a general rule, overtime must be authorized in advance by the supervisor. However, it still accrues as a liability when the employee works overtime and the supervisor knows or “should have known” that the work was performed and did nothing to stop it from occurring. Corrective action may be appropriate if the employee has not followed department procedure for obtaining advance approval for overtime.
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