May employees get compensatory time off for travel instead of overtime pay?
A. Yes, employees may earn compensatory time off for time in a travel status away from their official duty station when they will not otherwise receive compensation for the travel time. B. Employees must receive compensatory time off for travel time (in excess of their regular tour of duty) if: (1) They must travel away from the official duty station, and (2) Because of a law or regulation, the employee cannot claim the travel time as hours of work. C. Employees on temporary duty (TDY) travel must resort to a basic 40-hour workweek (see 226 FW 1, Hours of Duty, for additional guidance). D. An employees travel status: (1) Includes only the time he/she actually spends traveling between the official duty station and a temporary duty station or between two temporary duty stations, and the usual waiting time that precedes or interrupts such travel; and (2) Does not include waiting time between periods of travel during which the employee is free to rest, sleep, or otherwise use the time as h
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