Overtime laws by state State laws can get intricate. And, not all states have a state-mandated overtime pay law—many states follow the federal law. Take a look at a brief description of each state’s overtime rules (or lack thereof). Alabama Alabama does not have a state law for...
Like California, Alaska’s state overtime law requires that employers pay overtime when a non-exempt employee logs more than 40 hours of work and eight hours in a workday. However, the overtime rules have a number of exemptions related to occupations in agriculture and aquatic work. Co...
The rules for double-time pay can differ depending on the job, the company, and where you live. How to calculate double time If you are paid by the hour, you can calculate your double pay by multiplying your hourly rate by 2. Let's go back to our example. Jane earns $12 an hour...
For example, acollective bargaining agreementor anexplicit contractmay provide eligible employees with double-time pay for overtime work on national holidays. But, such an agreement may not replace overtime pay withcompensatorytime off (commonly calledcomp timefor short), except under special rules o...
Reports on the efforts of Maine to finalize new regulations on the executive, administrative and professional exemptions from the state's minimum wage and overtime law before revised federal regulations went ...
Unfortunately, non-profits are not exempt from the new thresholds and must pay overtime according to the rules. The National Council of Nonprofits analysis predicts that the rule will convert 460,000 nonprofit workers from exempt to non-exempt, resulting in an extra $44.8 million in overtime pa...
High School High school basketball uses four eight-minute quarters, with overtime typically lasting four minutes at the varsity level (freshman and junior varsity teams often play three-minute overtimes, although rules vary by state). According to Trivia Library, the record for overtimes in a hi...
Time-tracking is the safest way to adhere to overtime rules. Overtime exempt employees may not be accustomed to tracking this time, but it is important that they too stick to the business’s timekeeping policies. This will protect the business and encourage nonexempt employees must do so as...
State-Specific Laws The variation in state-specific rules makes compliance tricky, especially for companies operating across multiple states. Unorganized Sectors In industries with informal employment practices, such as construction or domestic work, enforcement of overtime laws remains a challenge. ...
Important Employer Alert: A federal court ruling has overturned recent changes to overtime rules, impacting salary thresholds for exempt employees. While previously announced increases are canceled, the minimum salary for overtime exemptions has reverted to $684 per week. This affects employees classifi...