SWAT officers say they want money, not comp time, for working OT

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Kansas City, Missouri, SWAT officers have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to recover overtime compensation they say they are owed.

According to the suit, a captain named Mark Heimer instituted a policy in which the members of a tactical response team received “flextime” when they worked more than 40 hours a week. Flextime did not accumulate at time and a half and had to be taken within a few days of the overtime period. That’s BS, say the officers.