Section 6-B1137. ON-CALL PAY

 

1137.1On-call pay shall not be paid unless specifically authorized by this section.

 

1137.2An agency may designate positions for which on-call pay may be authorized, if both of the following conditions are met:

 

(a)The work involved in the position is vital to:

 

(1)Continuity of public health and human services;

 

(2)Public safety and law enforcement;

 

(3)Emergency management services and emergency medical services; or

 

(4)Other crucial operations such as snow removal, debris removal, transportation, shelter operation, food distribution, and communication; and

 

(b)The work of the position requires the incumbent, when otherwise off duty, to be available to report for work on short notice, within a maximum of one (1) hour or such lesser time as the agency deems warranted by the nature of the position.

 

1137.4For an employee to be eligible to receive on-call pay, all of the following conditions must be met:

 

(a)He or she must occupy a position for which on-call pay has been authorized pursuant to § 1137.2;

 

(b)The agency must have placed the on-call time on the employee’s official work schedule on a holiday or outside the employee’s scheduled tour of duty;

 

(c)The employee must be required to be in a state of readiness to perform work; and

 

(d)When called in, the employee must be able to report for work within the time frame established by the agency pursuant to § 1137.2(b).

 

1137.5While in an on-call status, an employee shall be entitled to pay at a rate equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of his or her rate of basic pay, payable on an hour-for-hour basis, in increments of one-quarter (¼) of an hour for each fifteen (15) minutes and portion thereof in excess of fifteen (15) minutes.

 

1137.6When an employee who is in an on-call status is called in to perform work, he or she shall be credited with a minimum of two (2) hours of work time.

 

1137.7On-call pay may not be provided nor may an employee be placed in an on-call status while on paid leave.

 

1137.8On-call pay shall not be considered basic pay for any purpose except for computing overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 934 (February 4, 2005).