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Most waged employees or so-called non-exempt workers under U.S. federal labor and tax law must be paid at a wage rate of 150% of their regular hourly rate for hours that exceed 40 in a week. The start of the pay week can be defined by the employer, and need not be a standard calendar week start (e.g., Sunday midnight).
If you are paid hourly and work more than 40 hours in a week, your employer should pay you overtime pay. This can vary, but most employers pay time and a half for extra hours.
Under this method, the average hourly rate paid to employees decreases as the number of hours worked increases. Calculating wages based on this method often reduces administrative costs to the employer. It is primarily used by workplaces whose employees regularly work overtime, and where the number of hours worked varies greatly from week to week.
Division I establishes the eight-hour day and forty hour week but permits averaging if the profession demands extended hours. Workers must get at least one full day, "Sunday shall be the normal day of rest," [s.173] and overtime is paid at least one and one-half times the normal wage.
Millions more workers — specifically those paid hourly, as well as salaried workers who make under about $44,000 a year — are eligible for overtime pay, which is typically 150% of a worker's ...
Starting July 1, employers of all sizes will be required pay overtime — time and a half salary after 40 hours a week — to salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year in certain ...
Overtime rates apply where the employer requires or allows the employee to work more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours per week. An employer must allow an employee at least 32 consecutive hours free from work each week or pay 1.5 times the regular wage rate for the time worked during that 32-hour period.
Overtime Most employees are entitled to be paid overtime (1.5 times your regular hourly rate) under the Fair Labor Standards Act for any hours worked over 40 per week.