Work Day – Work Period. The normal work period shall consist of eighty (80) hours of work within a two (2) week pay period. The normal work day shall consist of eight (8) hours, exclusive of an unpaid duty free lunch period. All assigned hours worked in excess of the normal work period or in excess of the normal work day shall be considered overtime. All paid vacation time, paid holidays, paid sick leave, compensatory time off, and paid leaves of absence shall be considered as "time worked" for purposes of this Article.
Work Day – Work Period. (A) The state will make a good faith effort not to require an employee to split a workday into two or more segments without the agreement of the employee and the employer. The state will also make a good faith effort to schedule the work of an employee in a manner to minimize the extension of the employee’s workday beyond its scheduled hours, recognizing that such extensions may be necessary to address emergencies or to conserve staffing or other resources, as determined by the state.
