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.
Californiaâs overtime regime requires the payment of one and a half times a nonexempt employeeâs regular rate of pay for work performed in excess of eight and up to 12 hours per day, for any work in excess of 40 hours in one week, and for work performed during the first eight hours of the seventh consecutive workday in a workweek.