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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 7. EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS |
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Chapter 7-18. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PROGRAM REGULATIONS |
Section 7-1804. MERIT, INCENTIVE AND OVERTIME PAY
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1804.1Merit increases (increases in base salary) shall be tied to performance ratings.
1804.2General equity standards and the following principles shall guide merit increases:
(a)Motivating and rewarding excellence and tangible results;
(b)Wherever possible, rewards shall be linked to measurable individual, departmental, or organizational objectives; and
(c)To the extent practicable, the performance management program implemented by the Retirement Board shall serve as the primary system for measuring performance and providing feedback to employees;
1804.3Annual salary adjustments shall be governed by a merit budget which shall be determined annually. The merit budget shall be based on competitive practices in the marketplace, the Retirement Board's current competitive position, and the availability of funds appropriated for such purpose.
1804.4Incentive pay (monetary payments) shall be used to reward employees for strong performance and goal attainment.
1804.5Individual or work group incentive compensation adjustments may be authorized for outstanding performance, or as recognition for suggestions, work process improvements, or operational savings.
1804.6The incentive compensation program shall reward top performers for achievement of goals rather than development of competencies and shall consist of monetary payments and non-monetary awards, but shall not result in temporary or permanent adjustments in the employee's base salary.
1804.7Overtime shall be governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") of 1938 (29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq.) which requires that all employees covered by minimum wage and overtime pay provisions ("non-exempt" employees) be paid at a rate of one-and-one-half times the employees regular rate of pay for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek.
1804.8Compensatory time off in lieu of monetary overtime compensation may be authorized upon request by non-exempt employees. Compensatory time for non-exempt employees shall be granted at a rate of one-and-one-half hours for each hour worked for which overtime compensation is required under FLSA (29 U.S.C. § 207).
1804.9Compensatory time for FLSA exempt employees may be authorized at a rate not to exceed one times the hours accrued for compensation purposes in excess of 40 hours per week at the sole discretion of the Retirement Board.
1804.10Exempt and non-exempt employees shall receive compensation for compensatory time earned but not taken either; (i) within one year (12 months) from the time such compensatory time is earned or, (ii) at the time of separation from the service of the Board, whichever occurs first.