Current Overtime Regulations
Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Under the overtime pay provisions of the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such overtime work. The following describes how the law is applied. Requirements Unless specifically exempted, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay. There is no limit in the Act on the number of hours employees aged 16 and older may…
