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B-66366, JUNE 12, 1947, 26 COMP. GEN. 921

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WERE REDUCED ONE HOUR BY THE CHANGE AT 2 A.M. WHEN THERE WILL BE A RETURN TO STANDARD TIME. WHEN TIME FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WAS CHANGED FROM STANDARD TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BY ADVANCING THE CLOCK ONE HOUR AT 2 A.M. ARE ENTITLED TO PAYMENT FOR 5 HOURS AT THE NIGHT RATE. WHEN THERE WILL BE A RETURN TO STANDARD TIME. 1947: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF MAY 15. AS FOLLOWS: YOUR ADVICE IS REQUESTED AS TO THE PROPER PAYROLL ACTION TO BE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEES OF THIS DEPARTMENT WHO WORK A SHIFT DURING WHICH THE CLOCK IS SET AHEAD ONE HOUR IN ORDER TO EFFECT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. CLOCKS WERE SET AHEAD FROM 2 O -CLOCK A.M. SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THESE EMPLOYEES ARE ON A 40-HOUR WEEK.

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