HB 320 Summary

• Allows private sector employers to offer compensatory time off to employees in lieu of monetary overtime compensation, at a rate of not less than 1.5 hours for each hour of overtime work.

• Requires employee agreement to be voluntary, initiated by the employee, made in writing, and not a condition of employment; employees may withdraw the agreement at any time.

• Limits compensatory time accrual to 240 hours maximum, with unused time converted to monetary payment by January 31st annually or at the end of an employer-designated 12-month period.

• Prohibits employers from intimidating, threatening, coercing, or terminating employees to interfere with their right to request or decline compensatory time, or to require its use.

• Exempts public sector employees and construction workers from compensatory time provisions; requires employers to pay accrued unused compensatory time upon employment termination.