Reading Room Document

Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime

The document discusses the legal interpretation of 5 U.S.C. § 5545(c)(2) regarding employees' eligibility for premium pay based on Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime. The conclusions reached are: administratively uncontrollable overtime is not restricted to criminal investigators, it need not be limited to employees within the field, and it cannot be applied to all employees designated as "investigators" unless their positions satisfy the requirements of the statute. The questions presented for review include the nature of positions eligible for administratively uncontrollable overtime, the responsibility of employees to recognize the necessity for overtime, and the distinction between administratively controllable and uncontrollable overtime.

September 20, 1974