Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Posted August 24, 2004 > Anyone have any news on how the new overtime rules may (or may not) affect dispatchers? I realize " Police, Firefighters and EMT's " are exempt... but working for an independent municipal 911 dispatch center, I don't fall into any of those categories. > > Just wondering if anyone has heard any grumblings from their brass about possibly losing their OT. > > > It doesn't override your current labor agreement, provided you have one. Ours dictates that anything more than 8 hours in a day or more than 40 hours a week is time and a half. Double time applies once we've worked more than 8 consecutive hours of overtime or on the 13 borough holidays. We do get a minimum of 3 hours for callouts. Rich Dean Senior Telecommunicator Borough of , New Jersey Quote
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