(a) For those employees engaged in fire protection activities who
have a work period of at least 7 but less than 28 consecutive days, no
overtime compensation is required under section 7(k) until the number of
hours worked exceeds the number of hours which bears the same
relationship to 212 as the number of days in the work period bears to
28.
(b) For those employees engaged in law enforcement activities
(including security personnel in correctional institutions) who have a
work period of at least 7 but less than 28 consecutive days, no overtime
compensation is required under section 7(k) until the number of hours
worked exceeds the number of hours which bears the same relationship to
171 as the number of days in the work period bears to 28.
(c) The ratio of 212 hours to 28 days for employees engaged in fire
protection activities is 7.57 hours per day (rounded) and the ratio of
171 hours to 28 days for employees engaged in law enforcement activities
is 6.11 hours per day (rounded). Accordingly, overtime compensation (in
premium pay or compensatory time) is required for all hours worked in
excess of the following maximum hours standards (rounded to the nearest
whole hour):
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Maximum hours standards
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Work period (days) Fire Law
protection enforcement
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28............................................ 212 171
27............................................ 204 165
26............................................ 197 159
25............................................ 189 153
24............................................ 182 147
23............................................ 174 141
22............................................ 167 134
21............................................ 159 128
20............................................ 151 122
19............................................ 144 116
18............................................ 136 110
17............................................ 129 104
16............................................ 121 98
15............................................ 114 92
14............................................ 106 86
13............................................ 98 79
12............................................ 91 73
11............................................ 83 67
10............................................ 76 61
9............................................. 68 55
8............................................. 61 49
7............................................. 53 43
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