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Compensatory time off

Paid time off that an employee earns instead of cash payment for working overtime hours, typically at a rate of one and a half hours of time off for each hour of overtime worked.

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA)

A federal law that sets standards for minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.

Overtime compensation

Additional pay workers receive for hours worked beyond a standard workweek (typically 40 hours), usually at a rate of one and a half times their regular hourly pay.

Private sector

The part of the economy run by private individuals and companies, rather than by the government.

Collective bargaining agreement

A written contract between an employer and a labor union outlining terms and conditions of employment, including wages, hours, and benefits, for a group of employees.

Liquidated damages

A specific amount of money agreed upon by the parties to a contract as the amount of damages to be paid by the breaching party, often used in law to represent a fixed sum a defendant must pay for a violation, beyond actual damages.