Sentence examples for authorized overtime from inspiring English sources

Just 4 of 12 northbound lanes had been open on the bridge here, but Customs officials authorized overtime pay for inspectors so they could open three more lanes for periods of eight hours a day.

Federal officials have tried to ease the bottlenecks, and city officials said traffic was moving faster today after Customs officials authorized overtime pay for inspectors, allowing more lanes to be opened on the McAllen-Hidalgo bridge.

Salaried employees are paid their semi-monthly salary (less authorized deductions) every pay period unless an exception (such as authorized overtime hours or leave without pay) is reported.

New Haven's Fire Chief, John P. Reardon, said he will not be able to authorize overtime when the vacation season starts in April.

Did empowerment mean that the teams could self-authorize overtime, address quality problems such as rework, or purchase new machine tools?

"If I authorize overtime, I will have the City Council on my back about 'What are you spending all this money on overtime for?' " Bratton said.

I am invariably reprimanded for failing to meet all deadlines, yet management will not authorize overtime for me or hire temporary help.

The city's airport agency sent a letter to the TSA last week, estimating a shortage of 500 screeners at LAX and calling the shortage "a matter of critical importance". The city asked the TSA to authorize overtime so more screeners would be on duty at security checkpoints during the holidays.

I also authorized unlimited overtime.

In the end, the government threw fiscal caution to the winds, authorizing major overtime and bonuses for workers to get the work done.

The agency said it was trying to ease the backlog and address disparities by hiring more claims workers, authorizing more overtime and adding claims development centers.