[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR553.230]

[Page 254]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 553_APPLICATION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT TO EMPLOYEES OF 
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart C_Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Employees of Public 
                                Agencies
 
Sec. 553.230  Maximum hours standards for work periods of 7 to 28 
days--section 7(k).

    (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
                                               -------------------------
              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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