Jeffrey ChamberlainFrom Jeffrey ChamberlainPatrolTime and a Half of What?Most police officers and police employers know that the federal Fair Labor Standards Act requires overtime pay at "time and one-half' for FLSA overtime hours worked. Less well known, however, are some of the FLSA rules governing how time and a half must be calculated. This has sometimes resulted in arithmetic mistakes which have deprived officers of wages to which they are entitled under the law.March 31, 1998Page 1 of 1