We checked 10 claims against FLSA §207(a), §207(o), 29 CFR Part 553, and the cited overtime research. All 10 are verified.
This quick read is intentionally narrower: private-sector cash rule, public-sector exception existence, flex-across-weeks trap, misclassification trap. Detailed accrual caps and cash-out math stay in the article.
1 claim
Private employers generally cannot swap comp time for overtime pay
Matches parent private-sector rule; "generally" preserves the same careful framing as the article.
2 claims
Non-exempt private overtime is cash at time-and-a-half
1.5× regular rate for hours over 40 under FLSA §207(a).
State/local government employers may grant compensatory time under strict federal rules
§207(o); the public text omits the full cap schedule.
1 claim
Banking Saturday hours as a free Tuesday later is not a lawful private substitute for OT cash
Each workweek stands alone.
1 claim
Public path requires at least 1.5 hours off per OT hour, prior agreement, and accrual caps
The public text accurately summarizes §207(o)(1)–(3) without
1 claim
Most private nonprofits and contractors do not get the public-agency path
Matches parent "who is a public agency" section.
1 claim
Flexing 50 hours one week and 30 the next still leaves OT unpaid on the long week
Same worked-example structure as parent without inventing new math.
1 claim
Salaried label alone does not make banked days legal
Matches the cited overtime research on misclassification.
1 claim
Flex only inside the same workweek if avoiding overtime
Parent "what private employers can do instead."
1 claim
Close maxim — private non-exempt OT is a cash bill, not a favor repaid later
Restates parent bottom line without new legal claims.
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