There are four consecutive service weeks each year during which penalty overtime regulations do not apply. This four-week period is referenced in Article 8 (Sections 4 and 5) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
For this year, the time period during which the penalty overtime regulations are not applicable begins Dec. 3, 2005, (Pay Period 25-2005, Week 2), and ends Dec. 30 (Pay Period 01-2006, Week 1).