The Differences Between a Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist While both Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are highly educated and experienced in a variety of nursing procedures and practices, the roles remain distinct from one another.
Definition of straight time. 1  1 : the regularly established working time of employees during a standard period (such as a week) excluding time lost through absence or gained through overtime in most industries straight time still exceeds 35 hours a week. 2 : the rate of pay applicable for straight-time work had 40 hours at straight time and 12 hours of overtime pay.
Overtime Pay. Overtime pay is based on time actually worked and is calculated at the rate of one and one-half times the employeeâs regular hourly rate for each hour worked beyond 40 hours during each workweek from 12:01 a.m. on Sunday to 12:00 midnight on the following Saturday.on-exempt employees who are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act are paid at the rate of time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week or receive compensatory time.