48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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12 sections with “overtime rates”

  • FAR 52.222-16 Approval of Wage Rates.
    …e following clause: Approval of Wage Rates (MAY 2014) All straight time wage rates, and overtime rates based thereon, for laborers and mechanics engaged in work under this contract must be submitted for approval in writing by the head of …
  • FAR 52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime.
    … prescribed in 37.115-3, insert the following provision: Identification of Uncompensated Overtime (MAR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Adjusted hourly rate (including uncompensated overtime) is the rate that results fro…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … the Schedule shall not be varied by virtue of the Contractor having performed work on an overtime basis. (1) If no overtime rates are provided in the Schedule and the Contracting Officer approves overtime work in advance, overtime rates s…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    … the Schedule shall not be varied by virtue of the Contractor having performed work on an overtime basis. If no overtime rates are provided in the Schedule and overtime work is approved in advance by the Contracting Officer, overtime rates …
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …scribed in 22.305, insert the following clause: Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation (MAY 2018) (a) Overtime requirements. No Contractor or subcontractor employing laborers or mechanics (see Federal Acquisition R…
  • FAR 37.115-2 General policy.
    (a) Use of uncompensated overtime is not encouraged. (b) When professional or technical services are acquired on the basis of the number of hours to be provided, rather than on the task to be performed, the solicitation shall require offer…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …f. (vi) Midway Islands. (vii) Navassa Island. (viii) Palmyra Atoll. (ix) Wake Atoll. Overtime means time worked by a contractor's employee in excess of the employee's normal workweek. Overtime premium means the difference between the …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    ….g., work involving extremely hazardous activities or work not requiring recurrent use of overtime) is unwarranted when applied to a Government contract involving significantly different circumstances and conditions of employment (e.g., wor…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …ployees who qualify for an exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage and overtime provisions; (C) Regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the individual and the employer; and (ii) Includes any …
  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    …assification of workers; (2) Hours of work; (3) Wage rates and payment; (4) Payment of overtime; (5) Withholding practices; and (6) The applicability of the labor standards requirements under varying circumstances. (b) Generally, thes…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    … an applicant as remuneration for employment, including but not limited to salary, wages, overtime pay, shift differentials, bonuses, commissions, vacation and holiday pay, allowances, insurance and other benefits, stock options and awards,…
  • DFARS 252.239-7004 Orders for Facilities and Services.
    … Expediting charges are costs necessary to get services earlier than normal. Examples are overtime pay or special shipment. When authorized, expediting charges shall be the additional costs incurred by the Contractor and the subcontractor. …

FAR (chapter 1)

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.