Note:   If an agency opts not to pay AUO pay, it must pay for each hour of overtime work performed.

Note:  The exact percentage is determined according to a schedule in the OPM regulations.

AUO pay is paid in lieu of--

• payment for each hour of irregular or occasional overtime work, and
• hazardous duty differential.

AUO pay is paid in addition to--

• payment for each hour of regularly scheduled overtime work,
• night differential,
• Sunday pay,
• holiday pay, and
• FLSA overtime pay (nonexempt employees only).

AUO pay is not normally considered part of an employee's rate of basic pay.

Exceptions:   For law enforcement officers (LEOs) only, AUO pay is considered basic pay for the following purposes--

• retirement deductions and benefits, and
• life insurance.

Statute:   5 U.S.C. 5545(c)(2)

Regulation:   5 CFR part 550, subpart A, as amended by the Federal Register notice of February 13, 2002

DOJ Order:   DOJ 1551.4A, as amended by the Memoranda of April 16, 2002 and November 5, 2002.