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An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime
is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such overtime work.
Employees covered by the Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess
of 40 in a workweek of at least one and one-half times their regular rates of
pay. The FLSA does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest, unless overtime hours are worked on such days.
The FLSA, with some exceptions, requires bonus payments to be
included as part of an employee's regular rate of pay in computing overtime.
Extra pay for working weekends or nights is a matter of agreement
between the employer and the employee (or the employee's representative). The
FLSA does not require extra pay for weekend or night work or double time
pay.
DOL Web Pages on This
Topic
FairPay Web
Site
The Department of Labor has revised and clarified the overtime
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FairPay site contains helpful
fact sheets explaining these changes and also includes the revised regulations
and an online training program to make this transition easy for employers and
employees.
FairPay Fact Sheets
By Occupation
Consult these fact sheets for specific information about
changes to overtime pay in your occupation.
FairPay Fact Sheets
By Exemption
Consult these fact sheets for specific information about
changes to overtime pay for certain exempt employees.
Fact Sheet on the
Overtime Pay Requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (PDF)
Provides general information concerning the application of the overtime pay
provisions of the FLSA.
"When Is Overtime Due?"
Information about overtime.
"Is Extra Pay Required For
Weekend Or Night Work?"
Additional information about overtime pay.
"When Is Double Time
Due?"
Additional information about overtime pay.
Handy Reference Guide
to the Fair Labor Standards Act
Answers many questions about the FLSA
and gives information about certain occupations that are exempt from the
Act.
Coverage Under the
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Fact Sheet
General information about
who is covered by the FLSA.
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