Overtime pay is premium wages paid to a worker who has worked in excess of an applicable overtime limit, generally 40 hours per week. Non-exempt workers are required to be paid overtime for all overtime hours worked by both federal and state overtime law.
OvertimeLaws.org provides a directory of state and federal overtime statutes including overtime pay rates, exemptions to overtime in state and federal law, local information on unpaid overtime claims and other legal issues, and a description of state-specific overtime laws for each state.
Choose your state from the table below for an overtime law factsheet, overtime calculator, and other relevant information on your state’s overtime and labor laws.
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Alabama
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Alaska
Weekly: 40 Hours
Daily: 8 Hours
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Arizona
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Arkansas
Weekly: 40 Hours
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California
Weekly: 40 Hours
Daily: 8 Hours
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Colorado
Weekly: 40 Hours
Daily: 12 Hours
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Connecticut
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Delaware
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Florida
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Georgia
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Hawaii
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Idaho
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Illinois
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Indiana
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Iowa
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Kansas
Weekly: 46 Hours
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Kentucky
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Louisiana
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Maine
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Maryland
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Massachusetts
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Michigan
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Minnesota
Weekly: 48 Hours
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Mississippi
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Missouri
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Montana
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Nebraska
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Nevada
Weekly: 40 Hours
Daily: 8 Hours
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New Hampshire
Weekly: 40 Hours
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New Jersey
Weekly: 40 Hours
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New Mexico
Weekly: 40 Hours
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New York
Weekly: 40 Hours
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North Carolina
Weekly: 40 Hours
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North Dakota
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Ohio
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Oklahoma
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Oregon
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Pennsylvania
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Rhode Island
Weekly: 40 Hours
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South Carolina
Weekly: 40 Hours
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South Dakota
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Tennessee
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Texas
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Utah
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Vermont
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Virginia
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Washington
Weekly: 40 Hours
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West Virginia
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Wisconsin
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Wyoming
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Guam
Weekly: 40 Hours
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Puerto Rico
Weekly: 40 Hours
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U.S. Virgin Islands
Weekly: 40 Hours
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District of Columbia
Weekly: 40 Hours
Daily: 8 Hours
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