When summer hours are in effect, eligible full-time regular and fixed-term staff may work a 35-hour workweek (8 a.m. to 4 p.m., including a one-hour lunch) with no change in pay.

• Part-time staff do not reduce their weekly hours during summer hours and must work at least 3 hours per day when scheduled.
• Employees who work more than 7 hours in a day do not receive additional summer hours for that day, as they are already compensated for time worked.
• Summer hours cannot be banked or carried over to other days.

Student workers and seasonal/intermittent employees are not eligible for summer hours.

Vacation and sick time accruals continue to follow Brown's Paid Time Off Policy during the summer hours period. Part-time employees should refer to the policy for details on calculating their monthly accrual rates.

• For full-time staff, accrual and usage are based on a standard 7.5 hour workday.
• A full week of vacation equals 37.5 hours of accrued time used.
• Vacation and sick time for exempt staff is recorded in full or half-day increments.
• Non-exempt staff should track time based on hours worked against a 7.5-hour day.

For example, if a non-exempt employee works 5 hours in a day, they would use 2.5 hours of accrued vacation or sick time to complete the 7.5 hour equivalent.

Employees are also reminded that Rhode Island law requires an unpaid meal break of at least 20 minutes when the workday exceeds six hours.

Employees on an Alternative Work Assignment (AWA) compressed workweek schedule should follow these guidelines during summer hours.