Hours of Work, Overtime and Holidays

Following is general information about hours of work, overtime and holidays for state employees.  For specific information on how each issue is applied within a specific agency, employees should refer to their agency policy manual, speak to their supervisor, or consult the appropriate individuals in their human resources office.

Hours of Work

The appointing authority for each agency (typically the division director or their designee) will determine the work days and hours of attendance for their employees.  A full-time employee will normally work forty (40) hours within a fixed and regularly recurring seven-day period.  A longer work period may be applied for law enforcement and fire protection employees.

Overtime Compensation

Non-exempt employees who work over forty (40) hours within a workweek will be compensated for their time at the rate of time and one-half, either in payment or compensatory time off from work.  For most employees, compensatory time is maintained which can then be used as time off or is paid at a later date. 

Note: Annual leave, sick leave, holidays and other absences with or without pay are not considered as actual hours of work for computing overtime.  For example, if a non-exempt employee works four (4) hours overtime on Monday, but uses four (4) hours of sick leave on Wednesday, the employee will be compensated at straight time or equal compensatory time off because the employee only worked forty hours that workweek.  In some cases, the agency may not require the employee to use sick leave if the employee has worked an equivalent number of additional hours in the work week.

Exempt employees in supervisory, technical, professional and related categories who exceed forty hours in pay status during a workweek will be compensated at their regular rate of pay, or by allowing an equal amount of compensatory time off.

Top level exempt supervisory, managerial and administrative staff, or very responsible professional, technical or consultative employees that work more than forty (40) hours during a workweek will not be compensated for their time, except in unusual circumstances as determined by their agency appointing authority.

In all instances, compensatory time off with pay is granted and approved by the agency appointing authority.

Holidays

The following and other days or dates as may be designated by the governor or the President of the United States are paid holidays:

New Years Day
Martin Luther King Jr. day
Lincoln’s Birthday
Washington’s Birthday
Truman’ Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

Holidays are considered as a period of eight hours.

Employees who work on a holiday will be granted equal time compensatory time off from work at the time(s) the agency appointing authority designates.

To view the regulations (1 CSR 20-5.010) which address hours of work and time off for state employees, visit http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/1csr/1c20-5.pdf

Disclaimer: If there is any discrepancy between the information contained on this web page and the regulations, the regulations are the determining factor.