HOURS OF WORK, OVERTIME

Los Angeles Administrative Code div. 4, ch. 3, art. 5

in effect

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.168 Regular Hours of Work. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 89,935. Amended by: Subsec. (c), Ord. No. 128,485; Subsec. (a)(1), Ord. No. 137,042; Subsec. (u)(2), Ord. No. 137,490; Subsec. (b), Ord. No. 137,490; Subsec. (a)(1), adds second para., Ord. No. 140,487, Eff. 6-2-70; Subsec. (a)(1), first para., Ord. No. 140,780, Eff. 7-31-70; Subsec. (b)(1), adds third para., Ord. No. 144, 073, Eff. 11-10-72; Subsec. (b)(1), first para., Ord. No. 146,399, Eff. 7-31-74. Repealed by Ord. No. 176,297, Eff. 12-2-04.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.169 Overtime.

Sec. 4.169. Overtime. (a) (None) (b) (None) (c) (None) (d) (None) (e) (None) (f) (None) (g) Records of Overtime. Each department shall furnish the Controller a detailed record of overtime which is worked or compensated for in time off. The record shall include the name of the employee, the class, the dates and hours of overtime worked and the dates and hours when overtime is taken off. The Controller shall maintain for each department the balance of time remaining to be taken off. (h) Certificate of Authorization. The payroll upon which any payment for overtime is shown as provided herein shall be accompanied by a certificate executed by the general manager wherein such overtime was worked, which certificate shall show the authority therefor and the fact that such overtime was ordered in the best interest of the city. (i) Termination of Employment. Whenever an employee resigns, retires, or is discharged from the department in which the employee is employed, the employee shall be paid in cash for all overtime compensation due the employee. (j) Payment for Overtime on Death of an Employee. In case of death of an employee, who, at the time of the employee’s death, has overtime credits due to the employee, payment for such overtime credits shall be made in the same manner prescribed by Section 4.173 of this chapter. (k) Effect of Overtime for Pension Purposes. For the purposes of Sections 1300 et seq. and of Sections 1400 et seq. of the City Charter, a member’s credit for overtime work shall be reduced: 1. By any period of time off with pay which the member shall have taken for any such overtime work; and 2. By any period of time which the Board of Pension Commissioners, for any such overtime work for which the member shall have received a cash payment, shall have credited as part of the member’s years of aggregate service pursuant to the provisions of Section 1326 of the City Charter or as part of the member’s years of service pursuant to the provisions of Section 1432 of the City Charter. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 89,935. Amended by: Subsec. (c), Ord. No. 135,557; Subsecs. (b) – (e), Ord. No. 137,042; Subsec. (a), first para., Ord. No. 138,460, Eff. 4-7-69; Subsecs. (a), (e), Ord. No. 140,820, Eff. 8-21-70, Oper. 1-1-71; Subsecs. (e), (g), Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 12-17-70; Subsecs. (a), (e), repeals Ord. No. 140,820, Ord. No. 141,416, Eff. 12-30-70, Oper. 1-1-71; Subsec. (e), Ord. No. 141,999, Eff. 5-7-71; Subsec. (e), Ord. No. 142,032, Eff. 6-21-71; Subsec. (c), Ord. No. 144,073, Eff. 11-10-72; Subsec. (f), second unnumbered para. added, Ord. No. 151,927, Eff. 2-1-79; Subsec. (f), Ord. No. 153,219, Eff. 1-12-80; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00; Subsecs. (a) through (f) repealed, Ord. No. 176,297, Eff. 12-2-04.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.170 Premium Pay for Members Possessing Bilingual Skills.

Sec. 4.170. Premium Pay for Members Possessing Bilingual Skills. (a) Whenever the Chief Administrative Officer of the Fire Department or the Police Department determines that it is necessary or desirable that a position be filled by a person that is able to converse fluently in a language other than English, or speak, write and interpret a language other than English, the Chief Administrative Officer shall transmit to the Controller a written statement approving payment of a bilingual premium as provided by this section, to the member occupying such a position and possessing such bilingual skills. (b) After authorizing payment of a bilingual premium, the chief administrative officer of the Fire Department or the Police Department shall certify to the Controller the name of any member eligible for a bilingual premium and the Personnel Department shall certify to the Controller that the employee has qualified under its standards of fluency and proficiency for said language. (c) Members employed in such positions and certified as being qualified by the Personnel Department shall receive as special pay a bilingual premium of 2 3/4 percent of their salary or wages for duties requiring that they converse fluently in a language other than English, or one salary schedule for duties requiring that they interpret and write a language other than English, in addition to conversing fluently in that language. (d) After authorization for the payment of a bilingual premium has been obtained, the chief administrative officer of the Fire Department or Police Department shall certify to the Controller the name of any member eligible for a bilingual premium and the Personnel Department shall certify to the Controller that the member has qualified under its standards of fluency and proficiency for said language. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 144,850, Eff. 4-4-73. Amended by: Ord. No. 145,929, Eff. 5-14-74, Oper. 5-26-74; In Entirety, Ord. No. 155,161, Eff. 6-7-81; Subsec. (a), (b), (c), Ord. No. 158,612, Eff. 2-17-84; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-10885Fetched: 10/24/2026