3-310 - Limitation on Hours Worked

1. The employee’s primary duty assignment is the first priority. All of the primary duty assignment scheduled work hours shall be counted in the weekly total (including those not yet worked), prior to permitting any other additional hours worked.

2. This policy covers all work in any capacity (on-duty shifts, overtime, Buy-Back, special events, contract work, off-duty employment or any other work assignments), subject to the exceptions below.

To support both employee wellness and department readiness, employees shall observe the following time restrictions on work:

Total work in a pay period

Employees shall not work more than 160 hours total in a pay period.

Day off each pay period

Employees shall have at least one full 24-hour day with no work shifts in any capacity in each pay period.

Rest between shifts

Employees shall have at least 8 consecutive hours off within every 24-hour period.

Exceptions

1. Exceptions to the limitations in this policy can only be made with the approval of the Police Chief or the Chief’s designee at the level of Deputy Chief or above, in the employee’s chain of command. Exceptions will involve matters beyond regular policing including large scale events or emergent investigations in homicide and other major cases.

2. Once an exception has been approved, supervisors are responsible for ensuring that employees obtain the appropriate rest period as soon as reasonably practical at the conclusion of the event.
3. Employees who are required to appear or reply to a matter in court or in response to a subpoena may exceed the limits only for the purpose of responding to the required matter.

Supervisors

Supervisors shall give consideration to reasonable rest periods and are authorized and expected to deny requests to work overtime and cancel or end the overtime, buyback or shift extensions that would cause any employee to fall outside the requirements in this policy.

Remain at work until relieved

In accordance with P&P 3-302, employees shall not leave or be absent from assigned MPD shifts until properly relieved or as ordered by a supervisor.