Get overtime pay for hours over 40 in a workweek
Unless exempt, covered employees must receive overtime pay at no less than one and one-half times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek.
Costsfree · a few hours · one habit change
Getslarge money benefit
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What it costs
Time and effort to track your workweek, compare your paystubs with your hours, and raise a question with your employer or the Wage and Hour Division.
What you get
Unless exempt, employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rate of pay.
Notes
Whether a job is exempt from overtime depends on the work you do and on salary rules that can change, so check the Department of Labor's current rule before deciding that an exemption applies to you.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay
- Cornell Law School — 29 U.S.C. 207