Created Date: 10/12/2023 2:00:17 PM User Level: Regular User

Below you will find a 30,000-foot overview of state overtime laws and rules. It is important for employers to determine what their local overtime law is and verify that employees are compensated appropriately. If employees are not duly compensated, the employer may face DOL (Department of Labor) investigations and/or lawsuits from employees.

Find your state in the table below, you will see the overtime summary to the left of the state name.

State	Law/Rule
Alabama	40 Hours Per Week
Alaska	8 hours/day THEN 40 hours/week
Arizona	40 Hours Per Week
Arkansas	40 Hours Per Week
California	Overtime for hours worked after 8 hours per day and up to and including 12 hours per day, and Double time for hours worked after 12 hours per day, and Overtime for hours worked after 40 straight hours per week, and Applying 7th day rules, on the seventh consecutive day of work in a single work week, we calculate Overtime for the first 8 hours worked, and Double time for any additional hours more than 8 on the 7th day.
Colorado	12 hours/day AND 40 hours/week
Connecticut	40 Hours Per Week
Delaware	40 Hours Per Week
Florida	40 Hours Per Week
Georgia	40 Hours Per Week
Hawaii	40 Hours Per Week
Idaho	40 Hours Per Week
Illinois	40 Hours Per Week
Indiana	40 Hours Per Week
Iowa	40 Hours Per Week
Kansas	Option A: 46 hours/week for Exempt Employees Option B: 40 Hours per Week for Non-Exempt Employees
Kentucky	40 Hours Per Week
Louisiana	40 Hours Per Week
Maine	40 Hours Per Week
Maryland	40 Hours Per Week
Massachusetts	Option A: 40 hours per week Option B: 40 hours/week AND Sunday - "Massachusetts' Blue Law"
Michigan	40 Hours Per Week
Minnesota	48 Hours per week 40 Hours per week - Businesses whose employees produce or handle goods for interstate commerce; Businesses with gross annual sales of more than $500,000; Hospitals, nursing homes, schools and government agencies.
Mississippi	40 Hours Per Week
Missouri	40 Hours Per Week
Montana	40 Hours Per Week
Nebraska	40 Hours Per Week
Nevada	Option A: 8 hours/day AND 40 hours/week Option B: 40 hours per Week (Based on qualification)
New Hampshire	40 Hours Per Week
New Jersey	40 Hours Per Week
New Mexico	40 Hours Per Week
New York	Option A:44 hours/week for Residential Employees Option B: 40 Hours per Week for Non-Residential Employees
North Carolina	40 Hours Per Week
North Dakota	40 Hours Per Week
Ohio	40 Hours Per Week
Oklahoma	40 Hours Per Week
Oregon	40 Hours Per Week
Pennsylvania	40 Hours Per Week
Rhode Island	40 Hours Per Week
South Carolina	40 Hours Per Week
South Dakota	40 Hours Per Week
Tennessee	40 Hours Per Week
Texas	40 Hours Per Week
Utah	40 Hours Per Week
Vermont	40 Hours Per Week
Virginia	40 Hours Per Week
Washington	40 Hours Per Week
West Virginia	40 Hours Per Week
Wisconsin	40 Hours Per Week
Wyoming	40 Hours Per Week

Available overtime options

Off: This option to be used if you do not want to calculate overtime.
8 Hours per day: Any hours over 8 hours in a day are OT1.
10 Hours per day: Any hours over 10 hours in a day are OT1.
40 Hours per week: Any hours over 40 hours in a work week are OT1.
44 Hours per week: Any hours over 44 hours in a work week are OT1.
46 Hours per week: Any hours over 46 hours in a work week are OT1.
48 Hours per week: Any hours over 48 hours in a work week are OT1.
40 hours/week AND Sunday: Any hours over 40 hours in a work week are OT1 AND Sunday is always OT1 even if the employee did not accumulate 40 hours during other days. Hours worked on Sunday do NOT count toward the accumulation of hours needed for weekly OT1.
8 hours/day OR 40 hours/week: If the work week has more than 40 total hours OT1 is calculated the same as "40 hours per week." If the workweek has 40 or less total hours, OT1 is calculated as ‘8 hours per day’. This option will start accumulating weekly OT1 on the day after 40 hours are worked, thus the option may yield more than 40 regular work hours in a week.
8 hours/day AND 40 hours/week: Any hours over 8 hours in a day are considered OT1.Once the total work week hours reaches 40, all hours are considered OT1. This option will start accumulating weekly OT1 on the day after 40 hours are worked, thus the option may yield more than 40 regular work hours in a week.
8 hours/day THEN 40 hours/week: Any hours over 8 hours in a day are OT1. Once 40 regular hours are worked, all hours are moved to OT1. This option will start accumulating weekly OT1 on the day 40 hours are worked, thus the option will never yield more than 40 regular work hours in a week.
12 hours/day AND 40 hours/week: Any hours over 12 hours in a day are considered OT1.Once the total work week hours reaches 40, all hours are considered OT1. This option will start accumulating weekly OT1 on the day after 40 hours are worked, thus the option may yield more than 40 regular work hours in a week.

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Available overtime options

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