Work Period Designations identify an employee’s eligibility to receive additional pay for overtime worked. It is up to each agency to assign the work period designation. If an employer would like assistance in reviewing a position's work period designation, submit your request to the Classification and Compensation Mailbox. The agency's assigned consultants will assist you.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.
This site provides Washington state agency managers and HR Professionals with a variety of compensation and classification tools, references, forms and other materials and information on the consultation services available from the State Human Resources Compensation and Classification teams.
General Government and Higher Education employer Salary Determination Policies must be approved by the OFM Assistant Director for State Human Resources.
State employers are responsible for determining their organization’s general pay philosophy. They must follow the state Compensation Plan and Washington Administrative Code (WAC 357-28-035) rules adopted by the OFM Assistant Director for State Human Resources.
Washington Management Service is a decentralized personnel system established separately for civil service managers in state government. Agencies have delegated authority under the law to create management positions. It recognizes the unique nature of management positions and the importance of strong management skills to effective state government.
