Overtime is a comprehensive subject, covering everything from employee eligibility to the calculation of compensation. This article will focus specifically on states with laws that differ from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). For employees in states not listed below, overtime calculation generally follows the federal FLSA standard. Overtime is triggered when an employee works more than 40 hours in a continuous seven-day workweek, and the required premium pay rate is one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay. It is important to remember that the FLSA provides certain exemptions, such as those for agricultural workers and…
