Any state employee who is required to work overtime during any particular week may, as a result, be given compensatory time by his agency. Compensatory time, if granted, must be in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as amended.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-55
Compensatory time for working overtime
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Sc Dept. of Corrections v. Cartrette (2010)
Most recently applied in Sc Dept. of Corrections v. Cartrette (May 2010)
1981 Act No. 178 Part II SECTION 4; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, SECTION 39, eff June 18, 1986 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.