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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 5868920" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>Now lets look at the actual hours those two wildlife officers are able to work:</p><p>The standard work week for state employees is 37.5 hrs/week. That goes back decades ago to when a Governor wanted the political hay of giving state employees a "raise" during an election year but the state was too broke to fund it. So, he cut the work week down to "increase" their hourly rate without any additional funds.</p><p></p><p>TWRA employees do not get any overtime pay if they go over that 37.5 amount in a given week. They receive compensatory time off instead. Comp time is capped at a maximum amount of 480 hrs. If you go over 480, you are supposed to be paid overtime. TWRA employees have been told that they would be paid if that happened, but, that they would also be disciplined for letting it happen.</p><p></p><p>Any officer with much get up and go reaches that 480 cap within the first year or so of employment. 16-18 hour days are pretty common during peak enforcement times. So, the hours add up. Then, most officers tend to lie on their reports by claiming less hours than they are actually working if they care about their job like most of our guys and gals. Supervisors tend to look the other way to a degree, but, with HR implications, it is a touchy thing. I well remember being called into the office while an officer up in ETN and getting read the riot act. It seems that with the number of miles I drove that time period (needed to be accurate for several reasons) calculated against the number of hours I reported working, that I buzzed around my county doing right at 100 mph. In one breath I was told not to let that happen again. But, in the same conversation I was told to pack up and head a couple of counties down for some 20 hr days. It was pretty rare when the hours I was actually out there working were even close to the few hours I claimed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 5868920, member: 1859"] Now lets look at the actual hours those two wildlife officers are able to work: The standard work week for state employees is 37.5 hrs/week. That goes back decades ago to when a Governor wanted the political hay of giving state employees a "raise" during an election year but the state was too broke to fund it. So, he cut the work week down to "increase" their hourly rate without any additional funds. TWRA employees do not get any overtime pay if they go over that 37.5 amount in a given week. They receive compensatory time off instead. Comp time is capped at a maximum amount of 480 hrs. If you go over 480, you are supposed to be paid overtime. TWRA employees have been told that they would be paid if that happened, but, that they would also be disciplined for letting it happen. Any officer with much get up and go reaches that 480 cap within the first year or so of employment. 16-18 hour days are pretty common during peak enforcement times. So, the hours add up. Then, most officers tend to lie on their reports by claiming less hours than they are actually working if they care about their job like most of our guys and gals. Supervisors tend to look the other way to a degree, but, with HR implications, it is a touchy thing. I well remember being called into the office while an officer up in ETN and getting read the riot act. It seems that with the number of miles I drove that time period (needed to be accurate for several reasons) calculated against the number of hours I reported working, that I buzzed around my county doing right at 100 mph. In one breath I was told not to let that happen again. But, in the same conversation I was told to pack up and head a couple of counties down for some 20 hr days. It was pretty rare when the hours I was actually out there working were even close to the few hours I claimed. [/QUOTE]
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