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POLICY: Indian River County complies with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and has established policies and procedures regarding Attendance and Punctuality - AM -701.1, Hours of Work - AM -208.1, Overtime — AM -301.3, On Call/Standby Assignment — AM -301.2, Holidays — AM - 503.1, Vacation — AM -502.1, and Sick leave — AM -702.1, Family and Medical Leave — AM - 702.2, Short Term Absences — AM -702.3, and Leave of Absence — AM -703.1. Collective bargaining agreements for union represented employee groups also contain applicable pay and time off provisions. Employees of the County are expected to accurately report time worked and request time off from work in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. Employees are expected to work the established work schedule or be on approved leave. Overtime may be required as authorized by management and no employee is authorized to work beyond their assigned work schedule without approval. The Human Resources Department has the responsibility for processing payroll and maintaining payroll records. To accomplish this, Human Resources may utilize technology and implement policies and procedures to facilitate the reporting of hours worked and time -off requests. Employees, Timekeepers, Supervisors, Managers, Directors, and Human Resources staff have a key role in the accurate processing of payroll. Establishing Work Schedules and Meal Periods The County has established a variety of work schedules necessary for the delivery of County services. The work schedule of a full-time position (budgeted at 37.5 or 40 hours per work week) will typically include either a 30 minute or 1 hour uncompensated meal period where the employee is completely relieved of duty for their meal period. Non-exempt (hourly) employees are prohibited from working through the meal period without prior supervisory approval. If an employee is not relieved of .duty, the meal period must be canceled (full or 1/2) and the employee must be paid for the time worked. Employees are prohibited from working through the meal period without compensation. An employee cannot agree to work without compensation. Hourly employees who have a scheduled meal period (30 minutes or 1 hour) will have the meal period automatically deducted from their work hours. Part-time employee work schedules may not include a meal period depending on the length of the shift. Certain full-time positions, based on operational necessity, are not relieved of duty for an unpaid lunch 84