5 CFR § 550.1304 - Overtime hourly rates of pay.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s550.1304"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 550.1304 - Overtime hourly rates of pay."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "550.1304"
section_name: "Overtime hourly rates of pay."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "550"
part_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "33 FR 12458, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "550"
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# 550.1304 Overtime hourly rates of pay.
(a) For a firefighter who is covered by (*i.e.,* nonexempt from) the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the overtime hourly rate of pay equals 1
1/2 times the firefighter hourly rate of basic pay for that firefighter, as established under § 550.1303(a) and (b)(2).
(b) For a firefighter who is exempt from the FLSA, the overtime hourly rate is computed as provided in § 550.113(e).
(c) For any firefighter, overtime pay for any pay period is derived by multiplying the applicable overtime hourly rate by all overtime hours within that period.