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Texas Payroll/Personnel Resource

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Stand-By/On-Call Pay
HHSC, TSBVI and TxDOT

Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

HHSC may pay employees of mental health state hospitals and state-supported living centers compensation for on-call time at the following rates:

  • Credit for one hour of base pay worked for each day on-call during the normal work week.
    – and –
  • Credit for two hours of base pay worked for each day on-call during weekends and on holidays.

This credit is in addition to actual hours worked during normal duty hours or actual hours worked during on-call status.

For FLSA nonexempt employees, an hour of on-call service is considered an hour worked for the purposes of the FLSA only to the extent required by federal law.

Source

GAA, Article II, Rider 103 in the appropriations to the HHSC.

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)

TSBVI may pay compensation for on-call time at the following rates:

  • Credit for one hour worked for each day on-call during the normal work week.
    – and –
  • Credit for two hours worked for each day on-call during weekends and on holidays.

This credit is in addition to actual hours worked during normal duty hours or actual hours worked during on-call status.

For FLSA nonexempt employees, an hour of on-call service is considered an hour worked for the purposes of the FLSA only to the extent required by federal law.

Source

GAA, Article III, Rider 7 in the appropriations to TSBVI.

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

TxDOT may pay compensation for on-call time at the following rates:

  • Credit for one hour worked for each day on-call during the normal work week.
    – and –
  • Credit for two hours worked for each day on-call during weekends and on holidays.

This credit is in addition to actual hours worked during normal duty hours or actual hours worked during on-call status.

For FLSA nonexempt employees, an hour of on-call service is considered an hour worked for the purposes of the FLSA and employees will receive FLSA overtime rates for the on-call duty.

Source

GAA, Article VII, Rider 16(c) in the appropriations to TxDOT.