Labor and Employment Law
Arbitrator Rules EEOC’s Comp Time Policy Violated Labor Law
An arbitrator has ruled the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is violating federal labor law by seeking to avoid paying workers for overtime.
Arbitrator Steven Wolf ruled the agency pressured employees to take compensatory time rather than overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Washington Post reports.
The ruling stems from a grievance filed by a union representing EEOC employees, the story says. The National Council of EEOC Locals contends the decision supports its contention that agency staffers are overworked.
The EEOC has lost 25 percent of its staff, including investigators and lawyers who handle cases, in the last eight years, according to the story.
