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Federal overtime, hours-worked, rounding and pay floors (FLSA, 29 CFR)

The federal 40-hour overtime rule, the workweek, rounding of punch times and the federal pay floors.

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Re-read at least every 180 days (laws and regulations).

  • Adult, non-exempt, private-sector employees. Public-sector 7(k) and 7(j) systems are not modeled.

Used on: Time card calculator, Overtime calculator by state, Time clock rounding calculator, Hourly paycheck calculator (gross pay), Overtime laws by state, Break laws by state.

39 sources, with the sentence each one was read for
  1. 29 U.S.C. 207 - Maximum hours (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed
  2. Overtime Pay · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay
  3. 29 CFR 778.107 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026overtime must be compensated at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is actually employed
  4. 29 CFR 778.105 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026An employee’s workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours—seven consecutive 24-hour periods.
  5. 29 CFR 778.105 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026It need not coincide with the calendar week but may begin on any day and at any hour of the day.
  6. 29 CFR 778.105 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026Once the beginning time of an employee’s workweek is established, it remains fixed regardless of the schedule of hours worked by him.
  7. 29 CFR 778.104 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026The Act takes a single workweek as its standard and does not permit averaging of hours over 2 or more weeks.
  8. 29 CFR 778.104 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026regardless of whether he is paid on a daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly or other basis
  9. Overtime Pay · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026Averaging of hours over two or more weeks is not permitted.
  10. 29 CFR 778.102 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026does not generally require, however, that an employee be paid overtime compensation for hours in excess of eight per day
  11. 29 CFR 785.48 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026recording the employees’ starting time and stopping time to the nearest 5 minutes, or to the nearest one-tenth or quarter of an hour.
  12. 29 CFR 785.48 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026it will not result, over a period of time, in failure to compensate the employees properly for all the time they have actually worked.
  13. Field Operations Handbook Chapter 30: Records, Minimum Wage, and Payment of Wages · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026the nearest 5 minutes, or to the nearest 1⁄10 or 1⁄4 of an hour.
  14. Fact Sheet #53: The Health Care Industry and Hours Worked · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026Employee time from 1 to 7 minutes may be rounded down, and thus not counted as hours worked
  15. Fact Sheet #53: The Health Care Industry and Hours Worked · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026employee time from 8 to 14 minutes must be rounded up and counted as a quarter hour of work time.
  16. Fact Sheet #53: The Health Care Industry and Hours Worked · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026an employer may violate the FLSA minimum wage and overtime pay requirements if the employer always rounds down.
  17. WHD Opinion Letter FLSA2026-8 (published May 29, 2026) · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026This means a rounding practice must both be neutral on its face and average out over time so it does not consistently favor the employer.
  18. WHD Opinion Letter FLSA2026-8 (published May 29, 2026) · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026employers may round employee time to the nearest fraction of an hour (such as the nearest 5 minutes, 6 minutes, or quarter-hour).
  19. 29 CFR 541.600 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026must be compensated on a salary basis at a rate of not less than $684 per week
  20. 29 CFR 541.600 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026biweekly on a salary basis of not less than $1,368, semimonthly on a salary basis of not less than $1,482, or monthly
  21. US Department of Labor announces technical amendment restoring regulations on exemptions for executive, administrative, professional employees (May 14, 2026) · U.S. Department of Labor, Newsroom · read October 22, 2026The restored regulations require that most exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees be paid a salary of at least $684 per week.
  22. 29 CFR 541.601 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026an employee with total annual compensation of at least $107,432 is deemed exempt
  23. 29 CFR 541.601 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026“Total annual compensation” must include at least $684 per week paid on a salary or fee basis
  24. US Department of Labor announces technical amendment restoring regulations on exemptions for executive, administrative, professional employees (May 14, 2026) · U.S. Department of Labor, Newsroom · read October 22, 2026The regulations also set a total annual compensation threshold of $107,432 for certain highly compensated employees.
  25. Minimum Wage · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.
  26. Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the FLSA · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026An employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA.
  27. Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the FLSA · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026The maximum tip credit that an employer can currently claim is $5.12 per hour
  28. 29 CFR 531.50 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips
  29. 29 CFR 785.18 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026Rest periods of short duration, running from 5 minutes to about 20 minutes, are common in industry.
  30. 29 CFR 785.18 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026They must be counted as hours worked.
  31. Fact Sheet #22: Hours Worked Under the FLSA · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026Rest periods of short duration, usually 20 minutes or less, are common in industry
  32. 29 CFR 785.19 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026Ordinarily 30 minutes or more is long enough for a bona fide meal period.
  33. 29 CFR 785.19 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026The employee must be completely relieved from duty for the purposes of eating regular meals.
  34. Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act (Revised November 2023) · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026meal or rest periods, holidays off, or vacations;
  35. 29 CFR 516.2 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026Hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek
  36. 29 CFR 516.2 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026Time of day and day of week on which the employee’s workweek begins
  37. 29 CFR 516.2 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026a “workday” is any fixed period of 24 consecutive hours
  38. 29 CFR 516.5 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026Each employer shall preserve for at least 3 years:
  39. 29 CFR 516.6 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026all basic time and earning cards or sheets on which are entered the daily starting and stopping time of individual employees

Regular rate of pay and pay-period conversions (29 CFR 778)

What goes into the regular rate (bonuses, two rates, differentials) and the pay-period conversions.

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eCFR; U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division; OPM

Re-read at least every 180 days (laws and regulations).

Used on: Regular rate and bonus overtime calculator, Hourly to salary calculator, Salary to hourly calculator, Hourly paycheck calculator (gross pay).

35 sources, with the sentence each one was read for
  1. 29 U.S.C. 207 - Maximum hours (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026shall be deemed to include all remuneration for employment paid to, or on behalf of, the employee
  2. 29 CFR 778.109 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026determined by dividing his total remuneration for employment (except statutory exclusions) in any workweek by the total number of hours actually worked
  3. Fact Sheet #56A: Overview of the Regular Rate of Pay Under the FLSA (December 2019) · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026Total compensation in the workweek (except for statutory exclusions) ÷ Total hours worked in the workweek = Regular Rate for the workweek
  4. 29 CFR 778.200 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026all remuneration for employment paid to employees which does not fall within one of these seven exclusionary clauses must be added into the total compensation
  5. Fact Sheet #56A: Overview of the Regular Rate of Pay Under the FLSA (December 2019) · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026provides an exhaustive list of types of payments that can be excluded from the regular rate of pay when calculating overtime compensation
  6. 29 U.S.C. 207 - Maximum hours (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026premium rate paid for work by the employee on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest
  7. 29 CFR 778.218 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026such payments may be excluded from the regular rate of pay under section 7(e)(2) of the Act
  8. Fact Sheet #56A: Overview of the Regular Rate of Pay Under the FLSA (December 2019) · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026the holiday payment is excludable from the regular rate, because it is not considered a payment for hours worked.
  9. 29 CFR 778.211 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026If the employer promises in advance to pay a bonus, he has abandoned his discretion with regard to it.
  10. 29 CFR 778.211 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026Most attendance bonuses, individual or group production bonuses, bonuses for quality and accuracy of work
  11. Fact Sheet #56A: Overview of the Regular Rate of Pay Under the FLSA (December 2019) · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026The label assigned to the bonus and the reason for the bonus do not conclusively determine whether the bonus is discretionary.
  12. 29 CFR 778.110 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026the regular hourly rate of pay is $13 an hour (46 hours at $12 yields $552;
  13. 29 CFR 778.110 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026the employee is then entitled to be paid a total wage of $637 for 46 hours
  14. 29 CFR 778.209 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026it must be apportioned back over the workweeks of the period during which it may be said to have been earned.
  15. 29 CFR 778.209 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026equal to one-half of the hourly rate of pay allocable to the bonus for that week multiplied by the number of statutory overtime hours
  16. 29 CFR 778.115 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026his regular rate for that week is the weighted average of such rates.
  17. 29 CFR 778.115 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026and are then divided by the total number of hours worked at all jobs
  18. Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026the earnings from all such rates are added together and this total is then divided by the total number of hours worked at all jobs
  19. 29 CFR 778.419 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026may agree with his employer in advance of the performance of the work
  20. 29 CFR 778.419 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026rate not less than one and one-half times the hourly nonovertime rate established for the type of work he is performing during such overtime
  21. Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026the computation of overtime pay based on one and one-half times the hourly rate in effect when the overtime work is performed
  22. 29 CFR 778.113 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026computed by dividing the salary by the number of hours which the salary is intended to compensate.
  23. 29 CFR 778.113 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026entitled to receive $10 for each of the first 40 hours and $15 (one and one-half times $10) for each hour thereafter
  24. Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026the regular rate is obtained by dividing the $405 straight-time salary by 45 hours, resulting in a regular rate of $9.00.
  25. 29 CFR 778.113 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026A monthly salary is subject to translation to its equivalent weekly wage by multiplying by 12 (the number of months) and dividing by 52
  26. 29 CFR 778.113 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026A semimonthly salary is translated into its equivalent weekly wage by multiplying by 24 and dividing by 52.
  27. 29 CFR 778.114 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026for all overtime hours worked at a rate of not less than one-half the employee’s regular rate of pay for that workweek.
  28. 29 CFR 778.114 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026The employee works hours that fluctuate from week to week;
  29. 29 CFR 778.114 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026for the second week $627.28 (fixed salary of $600, and 4 hours of overtime pay at one-half times the regular rate of $13.64
  30. 29 CFR 778.113 · eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read October 22, 2026multiplying by 12 (the number of months) and dividing by 52 (the number of weeks)
  31. Fact Sheet: Computing Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour Divisor · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 20262,080 hours (the number of hours in 52 workweeks of 40 hours)
  32. Fact Sheet: Computing Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour Divisor · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026There are usually 26 pay dates each year.
  33. Fact Sheet: Computing Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour Divisor · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026Hourly rates of basic pay are computed by dividing an employee’s annual rate of basic pay by 2,087 hours.
  34. Fact Sheet: Computing Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour Divisor · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026there are, on average, 2,087 work hours per calendar year.
  35. Fact Sheet: Computing Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour Divisor · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026Over a period of several years, employees can expect to experience 27 pay days in a calendar year.

Federal holidays and their observed dates (5 U.S.C. 6103; OPM)

Federal holidays and their observed dates, for counting business days and work hours in a year.

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U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Re-read at least once a year.

  • Observed dates for federal employees on a Monday–Friday schedule; private employers are not required by federal law to give or pay holidays.
  • Inauguration Day (DC-area federal employees only) is left out.
  • A holiday observed in the previous calendar year (New Year’s Day 2028, observed Friday, December 31, 2027) counts in the year it is observed.

Used on: Business days calculator, Work hours in a year.

10 sources, with the sentence each one was read for
  1. 5 U.S.C. 6103 - Holidays (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.
  2. 5 U.S.C. 6103 - Holidays (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026Instead of a holiday that occurs on a Saturday, the Friday immediately before is a legal public holiday for
  3. 5 U.S.C. 6103 - Holidays (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026January 20 of each fourth year after 1965, Inauguration Day, is a legal public holiday
  4. 5 U.S.C. 6103 - Holidays (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in Virginia.
  5. Federal Holidays · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).
  6. Federal Holidays · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026If a holiday falls on a Sunday, for most Federal employees, the following Monday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
  7. Federal Holidays · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026(See Section 3(a) of Executive Order 11582, February 11, 1971.)
  8. Federal Holidays · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026Note: Inauguration Day, January 20, 2029, falls on a Saturday.
  9. Federal Holidays · U.S. Office of Personnel Management · read October 22, 2026In this instance, Inauguration Day is not observed on another day.
  10. K.8 — Holidays Observed by the Federal Reserve System 2026–2030 · Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · page dated Invalid Date · read October 22, 2026For holidays falling on Saturday, Federal Reserve Banks and Branches will be open the preceding Friday; however, the Board of Governors will be closed.

U.S. daylight saving time rule

When clocks change for daylight saving time, so overnight shifts on those nights are 23 or 25 hours long.

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U.S. Code; U.S. Department of Transportation

Re-read at least once a year.

  • Hawaii and most of Arizona keep standard time all year (DOT); part of Arizona does change its clocks, so the tools ask rather than guess from the state.

Used on: Time card calculator, Hours calculator.

2 sources, with the sentence each one was read for
  1. 15 U.S.C. 260a — Advancement of time or changeover dates · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the second Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November
  2. Daylight Saving Time · U.S. Department of Transportation · read October 22, 2026Daylight Saving Time is not observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and most of Arizona.

Deduction for qualified overtime compensation, tax years 2025–2028 (P.L. 119-21 sec. 70202)

The 2025–2028 federal deduction for qualified overtime pay: what counts, the cap and the income phase-out.

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U.S. Congress (Public Law 119-21); Internal Revenue Service

Re-read at least every 45 days (guidance pages that change during the year).

  • Federal income tax only. Social Security and Medicare taxes still apply; state income tax follows each state’s own law.

Used on: No tax on overtime calculator.

48 sources, with the sentence each one was read for
  1. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026shall not exceed $12,500 ($25,000 in the case of a joint return).
  2. Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) 2025, Additional Deductions · IRS · read October 22, 2026Enter the smaller of the amount on line 14c or $12,500 ($25,000 if married filing jointly)
  3. 2025 Instructions for Form 1040 (Schedule 1-A, Part III instructions, pp. 106-108) · IRS · read October 22, 2026the $25,000 maximum amount of deduction limit applies to your combined overtime compensation. It is not a per spouse limit.
  4. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026up to $12,500 of qualified overtime compensation earned for the year per individual tax return ($25,000 in the case of a joint return).
  5. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026reduced (but not below zero) by $100 for each $1,000 by which the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000
  6. Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) 2025, Additional Deductions · IRS · read October 22, 2026Divide line 18 by $1,000. If the resulting number isn’t a whole number, decrease the result to the next lower whole number.
  7. Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) 2025, Additional Deductions · IRS · read October 22, 2026(For example, decrease 1.5 to 1, and decrease 0.05 to 0.)
  8. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year increased by any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.
  9. Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) 2025, Additional Deductions · IRS · read October 22, 2026Enter the amount from Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 11b
  10. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026overtime compensation paid to an individual required under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that is in excess
  11. FS-2026-01 (Jan. 2026), Questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation (superseded by FS-2026-13) · IRS · read October 22, 2026the “half” portion of the “one and one-half times” paid for an hour of overtime work is qualified overtime compensation.
  12. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026Number of FLSA hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek x One-half x Employee’s FLSA regular rate of pay =
  13. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026each workweek stands alone; for purposes of overtime there can be no averaging of hours over 2 or more workweeks.
  14. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026not required by 29 USC § 207 on their own initiative, pursuant to a State law, or under a collective bargaining agreement
  15. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026(e.g., for hours beyond 8 on a workday, for hours beyond 35 in a workweek, for hours on a weekend or holiday, etc.)
  16. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026only the amount minimally necessary to satisfy 29 USC § 207 is qualified overtime compensation for purposes of the tax deduction.
  17. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026does not receive qualified overtime compensation regardless of other laws or circumstances (such as a collective bargaining agreement) providing for overtime pay.
  18. Notice 2025-69, Guidance for Individual Taxpayers who received Qualified Tips or Qualified Overtime Compensation in 2025 · IRS · read October 22, 2026Overtime compensation paid to FLSA-ineligible employees is not qualified overtime compensation within the meaning of section 225(c)
  19. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026If an employer pays more overtime pay than required by the FLSA (e.g., “double time” pay that is twice the employee’s regular rate of pay)
  20. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026the qualified overtime compensation for purposes of the tax deduction is $100
  21. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026unless the taxpayer includes on the return of tax for the taxable year such individual’s social security number.
  22. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026one that is valid for employment and that is issued by the SSA before the due date of the employee’s individual income tax return
  23. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026an omission of a correct social security number required under section 225(d) (relating to deduction for qualified overtime).
  24. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026this section shall apply only if the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s spouse file a joint return for the taxable year.
  25. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026the employee and the employee’s spouse must file a joint return to claim the deduction.
  26. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
  27. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026No deduction shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2028.
  28. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026(b) Deduction Allowed to Non-itemizers.
  29. Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), sec. 70202 No Tax on Overtime, 139 Stat. 174-176 · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read October 22, 2026``(6) the deduction provided in section 225.’’.
  30. 2025 Instructions for Form 1040 (Schedule 1-A, Part III instructions, pp. 106-108) · IRS · read October 22, 2026You can claim this deduction whether you claim the standard deduction or itemize deductions on Schedule A
  31. Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) 2025, Additional Deductions · IRS · read October 22, 2026Add lines 13, 21, 30, and 37. Enter here and on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 13b, or on Form 1040-NR, line 13c
  32. 2025 Instructions for Form 1040 (Schedule 1-A, Part III instructions, pp. 106-108) · IRS · read October 22, 2026Overtime compensation must be included in your gross income and is subject to income tax and generally social security and Medicare tax.
  33. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026The deduction for qualified overtime compensation does not mean that overtime compensation is excluded or exempt from gross income.
  34. 2026 General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3 · IRS · read October 22, 2026Overtime compensation is still generally subject to federal income tax withholding and both the employer share and employee share of social security tax
  35. Notice 2025-62, Relief from Certain Penalties Related to Information Reporting Required in Connection with No Tax on Tips and Overtime · IRS · read October 22, 2026This relief applies only for taxable year 2025.
  36. Notice 2025-62, Relief from Certain Penalties Related to Information Reporting Required in Connection with No Tax on Tips and Overtime · IRS · read October 22, 2026by including it in box 14 of the employee’s Form W-2, or through an online portal, additional written statements furnished to the employees or payees
  37. Notice 2025-69, Guidance for Individual Taxpayers who received Qualified Tips or Qualified Overtime Compensation in 2025 · IRS · read October 22, 2026the individual may use one-third of that aggregate dollar amount.
  38. Notice 2025-69, Guidance for Individual Taxpayers who received Qualified Tips or Qualified Overtime Compensation in 2025 · IRS · read October 22, 2026if overtime is paid at a rate of two times the regular rate, the appropriate fraction is one-fourth
  39. Notice 2025-69, Guidance for Individual Taxpayers who received Qualified Tips or Qualified Overtime Compensation in 2025 · IRS · read October 22, 2026Individuals may use the amounts reported as overtime compensation on earnings statements, pay stubs, and other documentation provided by payors
  40. Notice 2025-69, Guidance for Individual Taxpayers who received Qualified Tips or Qualified Overtime Compensation in 2025 · IRS · read October 22, 2026the individual’s hours of service in excess of 40 hours in a workweek (or a reasonable approximation
  41. 2026 General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3 · IRS · read October 22, 2026Code TT—Total amount of qualified overtime compensation.
  42. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026separately report qualified overtime compensation on Form 1099-MISC (box 14), Form 1099-NEC (box 1d), or, more commonly, Form W-2 (box 12, code TT).
  43. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026Employer must include $30,000 on Employee’s Form W-2 using box 12, code TT even though the overall limit
  44. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026employees may not consider any amount of qualified overtime compensation in excess of what is reported on Form(s) W-2, box 12, code TT
  45. FS-2026-13 (Aug. 2026), Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation · IRS · read October 22, 2026Form 4852 does not satisfy the requirement under section 225(a) because it is not furnished pursuant to section 6051(a)(19).
  46. Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) 2025, Additional Deductions · IRS · read October 22, 2026Qualified overtime compensation deduction. Subtract line 20 from line 15. If zero or less, enter -0-
  47. Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) 2025, Additional Deductions · IRS · read October 22, 2026Subtract line 17 from line 16. If zero or less, enter the amount from line 15 on line 21
  48. 2025 Instructions for Form 1040 (Schedule 1-A, Part III instructions, pp. 106-108) · IRS · read October 22, 2026Qualified Overtime Compensation From More Than One Employer Worksheet

Federal income tax brackets and standard deductions

Federal income tax brackets and standard deductions, used only for the “about this much less tax” estimate.

Verified
Freshness class
Annual
Source publishers
Internal Revenue Service (Rev. Proc. 2024-40; Rev. Proc. 2025-32)

Re-read at least every 120 days and when the yearly update is published. Next expected: IRS revenue procedure with the 2027 inflation adjustments, around November 15, 2026.

  • Used only for the “about this much less federal income tax” estimate, with its assumptions shown.

Used on: No tax on overtime calculator.

2 sources, with the sentence each one was read for
  1. Rev. Proc. 2024-40 sec. 2.01, Tables 1-4 · Internal Revenue Service · read October 22, 2026
  2. Rev. Proc. 2025-32 sec. 4.01, Tables 1-4 · Internal Revenue Service · read October 22, 2026

State overtime rules for adult, non-exempt, private-sector employees (50 states + DC)

Each state’s daily, weekly and seventh-day overtime rules, with the agency that enforces them.

Verified
Freshness class
Statute
Source publishers
Each state’s labor department, legislature or administrative code (see each row)

Re-read at least every 180 days (laws and regulations). Next expected: January 1 state law changes (e.g. Oregon agricultural overtime to 40 hours), around January 1, 2027.

  • 49 confirmed
  • 2 partly confirmed
  • 0 not confirmed
  • of 51 jurisdictions
  • The federal FLSA floor (over 40 hours a week at 1.5×) is always computed too; the result keeps whichever pays more.
  • Minors, public employees and industry-specific orders are noted but not modeled.

Used on: Overtime laws by state, Time card calculator, Overtime calculator by state, Hourly paycheck calculator (gross pay).

256 sources, with the sentence each one was read for
  1. Wage and Hour Info · Alabama Department of Labor (Dept. of Workforce) · read October 22, 2026Alabama does not have any state laws governing wage and hour issues.
  2. Overtime Pay Exemption Ended June 30, 2025 - House Bill 217 · Alabama Office of the State Comptroller · read October 22, 2026Effective July 1, 2025, hourly employees are subject to Alabama state income tax withholding for overtime.
  3. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026Of the 21 States or other jurisdictions with meal period requirements, 7 States also have rest periods requirements.
  4. Minimum Paid Rest Period Requirements Under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026States not listed do not require paid rest periods.
  5. Minimum Wage Standard and Overtime Hours · Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026An employer may not employ an employee for a workweek longer than 40 hours or for more than eight hours in a day.
  6. Minimum Wage Standard and Overtime Hours (Additional Overtime Exemptions) · Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Any employee of an employer who employs less than 4 employees in the regular course of business
  7. Wage And Hour - Employees’ Frequently Asked Questions · Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026If you work more than 8 hours in a single day and/or more than 40 hours in a single week, you must be paid time-and-one-half
  8. Wage And Hour - Employees’ Frequently Asked Questions (Q13) · Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Employers are not required to give breaks for employees 18 and over.
  9. Pamphlet 100 - 8 AAC 15.102 Voluntary Flexible Work Hour Plans · Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026work performed in excess of 10 hours in a day or in excess of 40 hours in a week must be compensated
  10. Pamphlet 100 - 8 AAC 15.910 Definitions · Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026“workday” means a fixed and regularly recurring period of 24 consecutive hours
  11. Unpaid Wage Claim Form · Industrial Commission of Arizona · read October 22, 2026An Unpaid Wage Claim may not include overtime wages.
  12. Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 23 (Labor) - section index · Arizona State Legislature · read October 22, 2026Article 9 Wages and Hours of Public Employees 23-391 Overtime pay; workweek
  13. Statutes Regulating Wages and Hours in Arkansas - Ark. Code 11-4-211 Overtime · Arkansas Department of Labor (compilation of Arkansas Code) · read October 22, 2026no employer shall employ any of his or her employees for a work week longer than forty (40) hours unless the employee receives compensation
  14. Ark. Code 11-4-211(a) Overtime (rate) · Arkansas Department of Labor (compilation of Arkansas Code) · read October 22, 2026at a rate not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) times the regular rate of pay at which he or she is employed
  15. 11 CAR Part 11 Minimum Wage (rules), definition of employer · Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing · read October 22, 2026for any workweek in which fewer than four (4) employees are employed
  16. FAQs - When does an employer have to pay overtime? · Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing · read October 22, 2026you may work more than 8 hours in a day or work more than a regularly scheduled shift, and still not exceed 40 hours
  17. FAQs - Does my employer have to give me a meal break or other break? · Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing · read October 22, 2026Neither state nor federal wage and hour laws require an employer to provide a break or a meal period.
  18. Overtime - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026shall not be employed more than eight hours in any workday or more than 40 hours in any workweek
  19. Overtime - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026and for the first eight hours worked on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek
  20. Overtime - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026Double the employee’s regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 12 hours in any workday
  21. Overtime - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026for all hours worked in excess of eight on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek
  22. IWC Wage Order 4-2001, Section 3(B) Alternative Workweek Schedules · California Industrial Welfare Commission / DIR · read October 22, 2026a regularly scheduled alternative workweek schedule of not more than ten (10) hours per day within a 40 hour workweek
  23. IWC Wage Order 4-2001, Section 3(B)(1) · California Industrial Welfare Commission / DIR · read October 22, 2026shall be included in determining when 40 hours have been worked for the purpose of computing overtime compensation
  24. IWC Wage Order 4-2001, Section 2(T) Definitions · California Industrial Welfare Commission / DIR · read October 22, 2026“Workday” and “day” mean any consecutive 24-hour period beginning at the same time each calendar day.
  25. Overtime for Agricultural Workers · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office · read October 22, 2026Double the regular rate of pay required after 12 hours in a workday.
  26. Meal Periods - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026may not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per day without providing the employee with a meal period
  27. Meal Periods - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026A second meal period of not less than thirty minutes is required if an employee works more than ten hours per day
  28. Meal Periods - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026This additional hour is not counted as hours worked for purposes of overtime calculations.
  29. Rest Periods/Lactation Accommodation - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026a net ten consecutive minutes for each four hour work period, or major fraction thereof
  30. Rest Periods/Lactation Accommodation - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026A rest period is not required for employees whose total daily work time is less than three and one-half hours.
  31. IWC Order No. 5-2001 (Public Housekeeping Industry), sections 2(R) and 4(C) · California Department of Industrial Relations, Industrial Welfare Commission · read October 22, 2026one hour’s pay at the minimum wage shall be paid in addition to the minimum wage for that workday
  32. Split Shift (frequently asked questions) · California Department of Industrial Relations, Labor Commissioner’s Office · read October 22, 2026Any money earned over and above the state, or local, minimum wage will be credited towards the employer’s obligation to pay the split shift premium.
  33. INFO #1: Key Wage and Hour Rights and Responsibilities in Colorado: the COMPS and PAY CALC Orders (last updated Dec. 18, 2025) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026for hours past (A) 40 per week, (B) 12 per day, or (C) any 12 consecutive hours — whichever results in higher pay.
  34. INFO #1 (Overtime Pay, Rule 4) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026Employers must pay 1½ times an employee’s regular rate of pay (“time and a half”)
  35. INFO #1 (Coverage and Exemptions, Rule 2) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026The COMPS Order covers all private sector work, except for exempt jobs and employers
  36. INFO #1 (Meal Periods, Rule 5.1) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026For shifts over 5 hours, employees are entitled to uninterrupted, duty-free 30-minute meal periods.
  37. INFO #1 (Meal Periods, Rule 5.1) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026Meal periods can be unpaid if employees are completely relieved of all duty and free for personal activity.
  38. INFO #1 (Rest Periods, Rule 5.2) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026For each 4 hours of work, employers must authorize and permit compensated 10-minute rest periods
  39. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-76c. Length of workweek · Connecticut General Assembly · read October 22, 2026No employer, except as otherwise provided herein, shall employ any of his employees for a workweek longer than forty hours
  40. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-76c (rate) · Connecticut General Assembly · read October 22, 2026at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed
  41. DOL-79 (Rev. 1/26) Mandatory Order No. 8 - Restaurant and Hotel Restaurant Occupations, Sec. 31-62-E1(c) · Connecticut Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026WORK ON SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE DAY: Not less than one and one-half times the minimum rate for all time worked on the seventh consecutive day.
  42. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-51ii. Meal periods · Connecticut General Assembly · read October 22, 2026required to work for seven and one-half or more consecutive hours without a period of at least thirty consecutive minutes for a meal
  43. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-51ii(a) · Connecticut General Assembly · read October 22, 2026Such period shall be given at some time after the first two hours of work and before the last two hours.
  44. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-51ii(f) · Connecticut General Assembly · read October 22, 2026any employer who provides thirty or more total minutes of paid rest or meal periods to employees within each seven and one-half hour work period
  45. Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Protecting Workers’ Rights (Public Act 26-12) · Office of the Governor of Connecticut · read October 22, 2026Requires employers to provide reasonable break time for breastfeeding or pumping, in addition to scheduled breaks
  46. When am I entitled to overtime pay? · Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs · read October 22, 2026Delaware does not have its own general overtime statute. Overtime rules come from federal law (Fair Labor Standards Act)
  47. 19 Del. C. 707. Meal breaks · Delaware General Assembly (Delaware Code Online) · read October 22, 2026an unpaid meal break of at least 30 consecutive minutes, if the employee works 7 1 / 2 or more consecutive hours
  48. 19 Del. C. 707(a) · Delaware General Assembly (Delaware Code Online) · read October 22, 2026The meal break must be given some time after the first 2 hours of work and before the last 2 hours.
  49. Do employers need to provide rest breaks? · Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs · read October 22, 2026Delaware law does not require rest breaks for adult workers.
  50. D.C. Code 32-1003(c) · Council of the District of Columbia · read October 22, 2026No employer shall employ any employee for a workweek that is longer than 40 hours
  51. D.C. Code 32-1003(c) (rate) · Council of the District of Columbia · read October 22, 2026at a rate not less than 1 1/2 times the regular rate at which the employee is employed
  52. Office of Wage-Hour (OWH) Frequently Asked Questions · D.C. Department of Employment Services · read October 22, 2026Overtime is paid at the rate of time and one half after forty (40) hours of actual work in a seven-day workweek
  53. Office of Wage-Hour (OWH) Frequently Asked Questions · D.C. Department of Employment Services · read October 22, 2026Are breaks and lunches required by law? A. No. The FLSA does not require breaks or meal periods be given to workers.
  54. Wage and Hour Laws · Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia · read October 22, 2026For each day that an employee works a split shift, the employer must pay the employee one additional hour at the minimum wage.
  55. Wage and Hour Laws (Minimum Daily Wages) · Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia · read October 22, 2026your employer must pay you for at least four hours of work for each day you report to work
  56. Fla. Stat. 448.01 Legal day’s work; extra pay · Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine) · read October 22, 2026entitled to extra pay for all work performed by the requirement of his or her employer in excess of 10 hours’ labor daily
  57. Florida Statutes Chapter 448, General Labor Regulations (2026) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine) · read October 22, 2026448.110 State minimum wage; annual wage adjustment; enforcement.
  58. Individuals FAQs - Fair Labor Standards Act · Georgia Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek at a rate of 1 and 1/2
  59. Breaks and Meals · Georgia Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Neither the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) nor Georgia law require breaks or meal periods be given to workers.
  60. HRS 387-3 Maximum hours · Hawaii State Legislature · read October 22, 2026No employer shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, employ any employee for a workweek longer than forty hours
  61. HRS 387-3(a) (rate) · Hawaii State Legislature · read October 22, 2026at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed
  62. HRS 387-3(e) · Hawaii State Legislature · read October 22, 2026shall pay overtime compensation for such employment in excess of forty-eight hours in any such exempt workweek
  63. HRS 387-3(f) · Hawaii State Legislature · read October 22, 2026unless all of the shifts within a period of twenty-four hours fall within a period of fourteen consecutive hours
  64. HRS 387-1 Definitions (‘Employee’ para. (1)) · Hawaii State Legislature · read October 22, 2026At a guaranteed compensation totaling $4,000 or more a month, whether paid weekly, biweekly, or monthly
  65. Minimum Wage and Overtime · Hawaii DLIR, Wage Standards Division · read October 22, 2026Generally, overtime is required after 40 hours worked in a workweek.
  66. Breaks: Meal & Rest · Hawaii DLIR, Wage Standards Division · read October 22, 2026There is no law that requires rest or meal breaks for other employees.
  67. Frequently Asked Questions on labor laws - When are employers required to pay overtime? · Idaho Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026In accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime must be paid at a rate of time and one half
  68. Frequently Asked Questions on labor laws - breaks or meal periods · Idaho Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Idaho law does not require employers to give breaks or meal periods.
  69. Guide to Idaho labor laws (2025) · Idaho Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Idaho law does not require ... Rest periods, breaks, lunch breaks, holidays off or vacations. ... Premium pay rates for weekends or holidays worked.
  70. Idaho Code Title 44, Chapter 15 - Minimum Wage Law (section list) · Idaho State Legislature · read October 22, 202644-1502 MINIMUM WAGES.
  71. 820 ILCS 105/4a (Minimum Wage Law, overtime) · Illinois General Assembly · read October 22, 2026no employer shall employ any of his employees for a workweek of more than 40 hours unless such employee receives compensation
  72. 820 ILCS 105/4a(1) (rate) · Illinois General Assembly · read October 22, 2026at a rate not less than 1 1/2 times the regular rate at which he is employed
  73. 820 ILCS 105/3(d)(1) Definitions · Illinois General Assembly · read October 22, 2026For an employer employing fewer than 4 employees exclusive of the employer’s parent, spouse or child or other members of his immediate family.
  74. Minimum Wage/Overtime FAQ · Illinois Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026You are entitled to pay at time and one-half your regular rate of pay if you worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
  75. 820 ILCS 140/2 One Day Rest In Seven Act - days of rest · Illinois General Assembly · read October 22, 2026at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest in every consecutive seven-day period
  76. 820 ILCS 140/3 One Day Rest In Seven Act - meal periods · Illinois General Assembly · read October 22, 2026at least 20 minutes for a meal period beginning no later than 5 hours after the start of the work period
  77. 820 ILCS 140/3 (additional meal period; P.A. 102-828, eff. 1-1-23) · Illinois General Assembly · read October 22, 2026an additional 20-minute meal period for every additional 4 1/2 continuous hours worked
  78. One Day Rest in Seven Act FAQ · Illinois Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026If an employee works through a meal break, they must be paid.
  79. Indiana Code 2026, IC 22-2-2-4(f) · Indiana General Assembly · read October 22, 2026no employer shall employ any employee for a work week longer than forty (40) hours unless the employee receives compensation
  80. Indiana Code 2026, IC 22-2-2-4(f) (rate) · Indiana General Assembly · read October 22, 2026at a rate not less than one and one-half (1.5) times the regular rate at which the employee is employed
  81. Indiana Code 2026, IC 22-2-2-3 (‘Employer’) · Indiana General Assembly · read October 22, 2026it shall not include any employer who is subject to the minimum wage provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act
  82. Indiana Code 2026, IC 22-2-2-3 (‘Employer’) · Indiana General Assembly · read October 22, 2026during any work week in which they have two (2) or more employees
  83. Is my employer required to pay minimum wage or overtime? · State of Indiana (IN.gov FAQ, Indiana DOL) · read October 22, 2026Indiana employers not subject to the FLSA (i.e. small business) must pay overtime of time and a half for any hours worked over forty
  84. IDOL Knowledge Base - Are employers required to provide breaks to employees? · Indiana Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Indiana state law does not generally require employers to provide rest breaks, meal breaks, or breaks for other purposes to employees.
  85. Wage Claims FAQ - Who is entitled to overtime and when? · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) · read October 22, 2026If your claim is for failure to pay overtime contact the U.S. Department of Labor
  86. Wage Claims FAQ - What kind of breaks are required under Iowa law? · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) · read October 22, 2026Iowa has no laws mandating meal breaks for adults.
  87. Wage Claims FAQ - What kind of breaks are required under Iowa law? · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) · read October 22, 2026All employees must be allowed toilet breaks when needed.
  88. Iowa Code Chapter 91D, Minimum Wage · Iowa Legislature · read October 22, 202691D.1 Minimum wage requirements - exceptions.
  89. K.S.A. 44-1204 Overtime compensation; exceptions · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026no employer shall employ any employee for a workweek longer than 46 hours, unless such employee receives compensation for employment in excess of 46 hours
  90. K.S.A. 44-1204(a) (rate) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026at a rate of not less than 1 1 / 2 times the hourly wage rate at which such employee is regularly employed
  91. K.S.A. 44-1204(c)(1) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026Any employee who is covered under the provisions of section 7 of the fair labor standards act of 1938
  92. K.S.A. 44-1202(d) ‘Employer’ definition · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026but shall not include any employer who is subject to the provisions of the fair labor standards act of 1938
  93. Workplace Laws and Requirements (FAQ: When is overtime pay required?) · Kansas Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026State law says that overtime is due once an employee has worked 46 hours within a week.
  94. Workplace Laws and Requirements (FAQ: What breaks are required?) · Kansas Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Breaks are not required under state or federal law.
  95. KRS 337.285 Time and a half for employment in excess of forty hours · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026No employer shall employ any of his or her employees for a work week longer than forty (40) hours, unless such employee receives compensation
  96. KRS 337.285(2) exclusions · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026Employees of retail stores engaged in work connected with selling, purchasing, and distributing merchandise
  97. KRS 337.285(2)(b) · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026Employees of restaurant, hotel, and motel operations;
  98. KRS 337.010 Definitions (effective April 10, 2026) · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026whose average annual gross volume of sales made for business done is less than ninety-five thousand dollars ($95,000)
  99. KRS 337.050 Time and a half for work done on seventh day of week -- Exceptions · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026permits any employee to work seven (7) days in any one (1) workweek shall pay him at the rate of time and a half
  100. KRS 337.050(2)(a) · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026Subsection (1) shall not apply in any case in which the employee is not permitted to work more than forty (40) hours during the workweek.
  101. KRS 337.355 Lunch period requirements · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026In no case shall an employee be required to take a lunch period sooner than three (3) hours after his work shift commences
  102. KRS 337.365 Rest periods for employees · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026No employer shall require any employee to work without a rest period of at least ten (10) minutes during each four (4) hours worked
  103. Kentucky Wage and Hour Laws poster · Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet · read October 22, 2026This shall not apply where an employee is not permitted to work more than forty (40) hours during the workweek.
  104. State Minimum Wage Laws — Kentucky · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026The 7th day overtime law does not apply when the employee is not permitted to work over 40 hours total in the workweek.
  105. What Louisiana Employers Need to Know About the New USDOL Overtime Rule (press release, Nov 14, 2024) · Louisiana Workforce Commission · read October 22, 2026Louisiana follows federal overtime standards established by the FLSA; however, the LWC does not have an enforcement role regarding this rule.
  106. State Minimum Wage Laws — Louisiana · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026No state minimum wage law.
  107. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector (last revised Jan 1, 2023) · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector
  108. 26 M.R.S. §664 Minimum wage; overtime rate · Maine Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026may not require an employee to work more than 40 hours in any one week unless 1 1/2 times the regular hourly rate is paid
  109. 26 M.R.S. §664(3)(A) exemptions · Maine Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026Automobile mechanics, automobile parts clerks, automobile service writers and automobile salespersons as defined in section 663
  110. 26 M.R.S. §601 Rest breaks · Maine Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026no more than 6 consecutive hours at one time unless the employee is given the opportunity to take at least 30 consecutive minutes
  111. 26 M.R.S. §601 · Maine Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026This rest time may be used by the employee as unpaid mealtime, but only if the employee is completely relieved of duty.
  112. Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §3-415 · Maryland General Assembly · read October 22, 2026each employer shall pay an overtime wage of at least 1.5 times the usual hourly wage, computed in accordance with § 3–420
  113. Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §3-420 · Maryland General Assembly · read October 22, 2026on the basis of each hour over 40 hours that an employee works during 1 workweek
  114. Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §3-420(d) · Maryland General Assembly · read October 22, 2026The wage for overtime may be computed on the basis of each hour over 48 hours that an employee works during 1 workweek
  115. Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §3-710 (Healthy Retail Employee Act) · Maryland General Assembly · read October 22, 2026employ an employee at a retail establishment for more than 6 consecutive hours without providing a nonworking shift break of at least 30 minutes
  116. M.G.L. c.151 §1A · Massachusetts Legislature · read October 22, 2026shall employ any of his employees in an occupation, as defined in section two, for a work week longer than forty hours
  117. M.G.L. c.151 §1A exemptions (12)-(14) · Massachusetts Legislature · read October 22, 2026(12) in a hotel, motel, motor court or like establishment. (13) in a gasoline station. (14) in a restaurant.
  118. M.G.L. c.151 §1A (Sunday/holiday sentence) · Massachusetts Legislature · read October 22, 2026the hours so worked on Sunday or certain holidays shall be excluded from the calculation of overtime pay as required by this section
  119. M.G.L. c.136 §6 clause (50) · Massachusetts Legislature · read October 22, 2026No employee engaged in work subject to the provisions of this clause shall be required to perform such work
  120. M.G.L. c.149 §100 · Massachusetts Legislature · read October 22, 2026required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal
  121. WHD 9904 Required Poster: General Requirements – Minimum Wage and Overtime (effective Feb 21, 2025) · Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity · read October 22, 2026Employees covered by the IWOWA must be paid 1-1/2 times their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
  122. WHD 9904 poster — Coverage · Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity · read October 22, 2026covers employers who employ 2 or more employees 16 years of age and older.
  123. Minimum Wage and Overtime FAQ · Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity · read October 22, 2026No. Overtime requirements remain the same under the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act.
  124. Breaks Meal and Rest Periods FAQ · Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity · read October 22, 2026There are no requirements for breaks, meal or rest periods for employees 18 years of age or older.
  125. State Minimum Wage Laws — Michigan · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act unless the State wage rate is higher
  126. Minn. Stat. §177.25 Overtime (2025 Minnesota Statutes) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026No employer may employ an employee for a workweek longer than 48 hours, unless the employee receives compensation for employment in excess of 48 hours
  127. Minnesota’s minimum wage and other requirements poster · Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026State-only covered employers and employees … After 48 hours in a workweek … Federally covered employers and employees … After 40 hours in a workweek
  128. Minn. Stat. §177.254 Mandatory meal break · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026An employer must allow each employee who is working for six or more consecutive hours a meal break of at least 30 minutes.
  129. Minn. Stat. §177.253 Mandatory work breaks · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026employer must allow each employee a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to utilize the nearest convenient restroom
  130. Work breaks, rest periods · Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026If a break is less than 20 minutes in duration, it must be counted as hours worked and paid.
  131. Work breaks, rest periods — effective date · Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026These changes are in effect as of Jan. 1, 2026.
  132. RSMo 290.505 Overtime compensation · Missouri Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026No employer shall employ any of his employees for a workweek longer than forty hours unless such employee receives compensation
  133. RSMo 290.505.2 · Missouri Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026must be paid one and one-half times their regular compensation for any hours worked in excess of fifty-two hours in any one-week period
  134. RSMo 290.500(3)(m) definitions · Missouri Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026Any individual employed by a retail or service business whose annual gross volume sales made or business done is less than five hundred thousand dollars
  135. When does overtime come into effect? · Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations · read October 22, 2026Overtime is based on a 40 hour workweek, not an eight-hour day.
  136. Are breaks or lunch periods required? · Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations · read October 22, 2026There are no state laws regarding breaks or lunch periods.
  137. MCA 39-3-405 Overtime compensation (MCA 2025) · Montana Legislature · read October 22, 2026employer may not employ any employee for a workweek longer than 40 hours unless the employee receives compensation for employment in excess of 40 hours
  138. MCA 39-3-405(3) · Montana Legislature · read October 22, 2026may not employ the students for a workweek longer than 48 hours
  139. Wage and Hour FAQs — Rest and Meal Periods · Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026There is no state or federal law that requires an employer to give a break (rest periods or coffee breaks) or a meal period.
  140. Wage and Hour FAQs — Overtime Pay · Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026Overtime or premium pay is not required for working on holidays or weekends unless those hours are in excess of 40 for the workweek.
  141. WAGES fact sheet (2026) · Nebraska Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026For questions regarding overtime, travel time, and salaried individuals contact the United States Department of Labor
  142. WAGES fact sheet — Lunch Break · Nebraska Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Only mechanical establishments, workshops, and assembling plants are required to provide a 30 consecutive minute meal break in each 8-hour shift
  143. WAGES fact sheet — Breaks · Nebraska Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026There is no state or federal law requiring employers to provide coffee breaks, smoke breaks, or rest periods.
  144. Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-212 Lunch hour · Nebraska Legislature · read October 22, 2026shall allow all of their employees not less than thirty consecutive minutes for lunch in each eight-hour shift
  145. NRS 608.018 Compensation for overtime · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026whenever an employee who receives compensation for employment at a rate less than 1 1/2 times the minimum rate set forth in NRS 608.250 works
  146. NRS 608.018(1)(b) · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026More than 8 hours in any workday unless by mutual agreement the employee works a scheduled 10 hours per day for 4 calendar days
  147. NRS 608.018(3)(l) · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026Employees of business enterprises having a gross sales volume of less than $250,000 per year
  148. NRS 608.0126 Workday defined · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026Workday means a period of 24 consecutive hours which begins when the employee begins work.
  149. NRS 608.019 Periods for meals and rest · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026employ an employee for a continuous period of 8 hours without permitting the employee to have a meal period of at least one-half hour
  150. NRS 608.019(2) · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026Authorized rest periods shall be counted as hours worked, for which there shall be no deduction from wages.
  151. Daily Overtime 2025 Annual Bulletin (posted June 23, 2025) · Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner · read October 22, 2026EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025, EMPLOYEES WHO EARN LESS THAN $18.00 PER HOUR ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME AT ONE AND A HALF (1.5) TIMES
  152. Frequently Asked Questions (Apr 21, 2026) · Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner · read October 22, 2026The only exception is if an employee agrees to work 4, 10-hour shifts.
  153. SB 8 (36th Special Session, 2025), enrolled · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026Section 2 of this bill makes certain calculations relating to overtime subject to federal regulations which relate to principles for computing overtime
  154. RSA 279:21 VIII · New Hampshire General Court · read October 22, 2026be paid at the rate of time and one-half for all time worked in excess of 40 hours in any one week
  155. RSA 279:21 VIII(b) · New Hampshire General Court · read October 22, 2026Any employee of employers covered under the provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
  156. RSA 275:30-a Lunch or Eating Period · New Hampshire General Court · read October 22, 2026An employer may not require an employee to work more than 5 consecutive hours without granting him a 1/2 hour lunch or eating period
  157. Wages and Work Hours FAQs · New Hampshire Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026If the employer cannot allow thirty minutes the employee must be paid if they are eating and working at the same time
  158. N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4 (NJDOL compilation of State Wage and Hour Laws and Regulations) · New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026not less than 1 1/2 times such employee’s regular hourly rate for each hour of working time in excess of 40 hours in any week
  159. N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4(b)(1) exemptions · New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026engaged to labor on a farm or employed in a hotel; or to an employee of a common carrier of passengers by motor bus
  160. N.J.A.C. 12:56-6.2 Computation · New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Overtime and minimum wage pay shall be computed on the basis of each workweek standing alone.
  161. Wage & Hour Compliance — Employer FAQs (Overtime) · New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Overtime is paid at the rate of time and one half after forty hours of actual work in a seven-day workweek
  162. Wage & Hour Compliance — Employer FAQs (Break Periods) · New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Company policy dictates break and lunch periods for anyone over the age of 18.
  163. Wage & Hour FAQs (06/22/2023) · New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions · read October 22, 2026The overtime rate is time and a half the employee’s regular hourly rate for any time over 40 hours in a seven-day work week.
  164. Wage & Hour FAQs (06/22/2023) · New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions · read October 22, 2026Employees who work in restaurants and hotels cannot work more than ten hours per day, except in emergency situations.
  165. Wage & Hour FAQs (06/22/2023) · New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions · read October 22, 2026There is no law that requires an employer to provide such breaks
  166. 12 NYCRR Part 142, §142-2.2 Overtime rate (CR142, effective June 24, 2020 edition) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026An employer shall pay an employee for overtime at a wage rate of one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate
  167. 12 NYCRR §142-2.2 workweek table · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Non-residential employees Residential employees For working time over 40 hours 44 hours
  168. 12 NYCRR §142-2.2 · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026overtime at a wage rate of one and one-half times the basic minimum hourly rate.
  169. 12 NYCRR §142-2.4 Additional rate for split shift and spread of hours · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026An employee shall receive one hour’s pay at the basic minimum hourly wage rate
  170. 12 NYCRR §142-2.4(a)-(b) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026(a) the spread of hours exceeds 10 hours; or (b) there is a split shift
  171. Guidelines for Meal Periods (LS 443, 12/25) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026An employee who works a shift of more than six hours, which extends over the noonday meal period, is entitled to at least thirty minutes
  172. Guidelines for Meal Periods (LS 443, 12/25) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Every person employed in or in connection with a factory shall be allowed at least sixty minutes for the noonday meal.
  173. Guidelines for Meal Periods (LS 443, 12/25) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026shall be allowed an additional meal period of at least twenty minutes between five and seven o’clock in the evening.
  174. Guidelines for Meal Periods (LS 443, 12/25) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026The Department will permit a shorter meal period of not less than 30 minutes as a matter of course
  175. G.S. 95-25.4 Overtime · North Carolina General Assembly · read October 22, 2026employer shall pay each employee who works longer than 40 hours in any workweek at a rate of not less than time and one half
  176. G.S. 95-25.14 Exemptions · North Carolina General Assembly · read October 22, 2026Any person employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act
  177. G.S. 95-25.14(c)(8) · North Carolina General Assembly · read October 22, 2026Any employee of a seasonal amusement or recreational establishment.
  178. Quick Reference Guide to the NC Wage and Hour Act (BR-1900) · N.C. Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026except after 45 hours at seasonal recreational and amusement establishments.
  179. What to Know About Breaks · N.C. Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act does not require mandatory rest breaks or meal breaks for employees 16 years of age or older.
  180. N.D. Admin. Code ch. 46-02-07, Minimum Wage and Work Conditions Order · North Dakota Legislative Branch (official administrative code) · read October 22, 2026one and one-half times the regular rate of pay to any employee for hours worked in excess of forty hours in any one week.
  181. N.D. Admin. Code 46-02-07-02(5) · North Dakota Legislative Branch (official administrative code) · read October 22, 2026A minimum thirty-minute meal period must be provided in each shift exceeding five hours when there are two or more employees on duty.
  182. N.D. Admin. Code 46-02-07-02(4) · North Dakota Legislative Branch (official administrative code) · read October 22, 2026taxicab companies must be compensated at one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of fifty hours
  183. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (federal summary, last revised January 1, 2023) · read October 22, 2026½ hour, if desired, on each shift exceeding 5 hours.
  184. Ohio Revised Code 4111.03 Overtime · Ohio Legislative Service Commission (codes.ohio.gov) · read October 22, 2026one and one-half times the employee’s wage rate for hours worked in excess of forty hours in one workweek
  185. Ohio Revised Code 4111.03(D)(2)(a) · Ohio Legislative Service Commission (codes.ohio.gov) · read October 22, 2026An employer whose annual gross volume of sales made for business done is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars
  186. State Minimum Wage Laws · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (federal summary) · read October 22, 2026Premium Pay After Designated Hours: Weekly - 40
  187. Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage Law and Administrative Rules (FAQ section), current as of January 14, 2019 · Oklahoma Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Oklahoma has no state overtime laws.
  188. Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage Law FAQ · Oklahoma Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Mandatory break laws apply only to children under the age of 16 years.
  189. State Minimum Wage Laws · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (federal summary) · read October 22, 2026The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
  190. BOLI: Overtime (For Employers) · Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · read October 22, 2026Most employers must pay overtime at the rate of 1.5 times the worker’s regular pay rate for all hours worked over 40 in the workweek
  191. ORS 652.020 Maximum working hours in certain industries; overtime hours and pay (2025 edition) · Oregon State Legislature · read October 22, 2026pay the greater of the two amounts if, during the same workweek, the employee works more than:
  192. ORS 652.020(2)(a) · Oregon State Legislature · read October 22, 2026employee employed in any mill, factory or other manufacturing establishment in this state to work more than: (A) 10 hours in any one day
  193. BOLI: Overtime in manufacturing and canneries · Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · read October 22, 2026for any hours worked over 40 hours in one workweek or 10 in a day — whichever is greater.
  194. ORS 653.265 Overtime for persons employed in canneries, driers and packing plants · Oregon State Legislature · read October 22, 2026for each hour the employee works over 10 hours in any one day if the employee is an hourly employee
  195. ORS 653.263 Overtime for persons employed by seafood processors · Oregon State Legislature · read October 22, 2026An employer may not require or permit an employee employed by a seafood processor to work more than 10 hours in any one day unless
  196. ORS 653.272 Overtime requirements for agricultural workers · Oregon State Legislature · read October 22, 2026(b) For calendar years 2025 and 2026, 48 hours in one workweek. (c) For calendar year 2027 and each year thereafter, 40 hours
  197. BOLI: Minimum wage and overtime in agriculture · Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · read October 22, 2026As of January 1, 2025, employers are required to pay overtime to agricultural workers after they work 48 hours in one workweek.
  198. ORS 652.030 · Oregon State Legislature · read October 22, 2026shall not be enforced insofar as they relate to working hours in sawmills, planing mills, shingle mills and logging camps until
  199. BOLI: Meals and breaks · Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · read October 22, 2026Meal periods of at least 30 minutes must be provided to non-exempt employees who work 6 or more hours in one work period.
  200. BOLI: Meals and breaks (rest periods FAQ) · Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · read October 22, 2026an employer-paid rest period of not less than 10 minutes for every segment of four hours or major part thereof
  201. 34 Pa. Code 231.41 Rate · Pennsylvania Code and Bulletin (Legislative Reference Bureau) · read October 22, 20261-1/2 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for all hours in excess of 40 hours in a workweek.
  202. 34 Pa. Code 231.43(g) Regular rate · Pennsylvania Code and Bulletin (Legislative Reference Bureau) · read October 22, 2026The regular rate for salaried employees who are not exempt from overtime is the amount of remuneration determined under subsection (a) divided by 40 hours.
  203. Wage FAQs · Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry · read October 22, 2026Employers are not required to give breaks for employees 18 and over. If your employer allows breaks, and they last less than 20 minutes
  204. Wage FAQs (overtime) · Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry · read October 22, 2026The number of employees has no bearing on the payment of overtime.
  205. R.I. Gen. Laws 28-12-4.1 Overtime pay · Rhode Island General Assembly · read October 22, 2026one and one-half (1½) times the regular rate at which he or she is employed for all hours worked in excess of forty (40)
  206. R.I. Gen. Laws 28-12-4.1(b) · Rhode Island General Assembly · read October 22, 2026the hours worked on the Sunday or holiday, or both, shall be excluded from the calculation of overtime pay as required by this section.
  207. R.I. Gen. Laws 28-12-4.3 Exemptions · Rhode Island General Assembly · read October 22, 2026Nothing in this section exempts any employee who under applicable federal law is entitled to overtime pay or benefits related to overtime pay.
  208. R.I. Gen. Laws 25-3-3 Work on Sundays or holidays · Rhode Island General Assembly · read October 22, 2026Work performed by employees on Sundays and holidays must be paid for at least one and one-half (1½) times the normal rate of pay
  209. R.I. Gen. Laws 25-3-1 Definitions · Rhode Island General Assembly · read October 22, 2026“Holidays” means Sunday, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, July 4th, Victory Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving,
  210. R.I. Gen. Laws 5-23-2 Licenses for holiday business · Rhode Island General Assembly · read October 22, 2026no less than time and a half for the work so performed and shall be guaranteed at least a minimum of four (4) hours
  211. 260-RICR-30-05-2 (amended effective 08/17/2025) · Rhode Island Department of State / Department of Labor and Training · read October 22, 2026must be paid for at least one and one half (1 1/2) times the normal rate of pay.
  212. R.I. Gen. Laws 28-3-14 Maximum continuous employment without mealtime · Rhode Island General Assembly · read October 22, 2026entitled to a twenty-minute (20) mealtime within a six-hour (6) work shift, and a thirty-minute (30) mealtime with an eight-hour (8) work shift.
  213. Office of Wages and Child Labor - Frequently Asked Questions · South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation · read October 22, 2026There is no requirement under South Carolina law for an employer to provide employees with breaks or a lunch period.
  214. Office of Wages and Child Labor brochure (referral list; heading followed by U S Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division) · South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation · read October 22, 2026MINIMUM WAGE/OVERTIME/FMLA:
  215. H. 4751 (2025-2026): Overtime wages · South Carolina Legislature · read October 22, 2026BY ADDING SECTION 41-10-65 SO AS TO REQUIRE OVERTIME PAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK MORE
  216. State Minimum Wage Laws · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (federal summary) · read October 22, 2026Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
  217. Employment Laws - Comp Time and Overtime · South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation · read October 22, 2026South Dakota has no labor laws concerning compensatory (comp) time or overtime.
  218. Employment Laws - Work Breaks · South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation · read October 22, 2026South Dakota does not have a law requiring an employer to provide rest breaks and meal periods.
  219. Wages & Breaks - Labor Laws · Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026employees must be provided a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal or rest period if scheduled six (6) consecutive hours
  220. Wages & Breaks - Labor Laws · Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026There are no state requirements for additional breaks.
  221. Wage Regulations Act poster · Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Such break shall not be scheduled during or before the first hour of scheduled work activity (T.C.A. §50-2-103).
  222. Referrals · Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Regulates overtime, 1099 employees, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), minimum wage,
  223. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (federal summary, last revised January 1, 2023) · read October 22, 2026An employer may waive the right to a thirty-minute unpaid meal break pursuant to the voluntary written request of an employee
  224. State Minimum Wage Laws · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (federal summary) · read October 22, 2026Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
  225. Should I be paid overtime? · Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026There are no state laws regulating overtime pay.
  226. Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do (Texas Guidebook for Employers) · Texas Workforce Commission · read October 22, 2026Individual state minimum wage laws do not apply unless the FLSA does not apply
  227. Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do · Texas Workforce Commission · read October 22, 2026Breaks - although some states require breaks, Texas and most other states do not
  228. Hours Worked - General (Texas Guidebook for Employers) · Texas Workforce Commission · read October 22, 2026Only hours actually worked in excess of 40 in a seven-day workweek are counted toward overtime pay
  229. Texas Labor Code Chapter 62, Texas Minimum Wage Act · Texas Legislature · read October 22, 2026do not apply to a person covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
  230. Wage Claim (FAQ) · Utah Labor Commission · read October 22, 2026The State of Utah has no overtime law.
  231. Wage Claim (FAQ) · Utah Labor Commission · read October 22, 2026There are no state or federal laws that require an employer to provide lunch breaks or rest periods for adult workers.
  232. 21 V.S.A. 384 Employment; wages · Vermont General Assembly · read October 22, 2026less than one and one-half times the regular wage rate for any work done by the employee in excess of 40 hours during a workweek
  233. 21 V.S.A. 384(b)(1),(3) · Vermont General Assembly · read October 22, 2026(1) Employees of any retail or service establishment.
  234. 21 V.S.A. 383 Definitions · Vermont General Assembly · read October 22, 2026“Employer” means any person that employs two or more employees.
  235. 21 V.S.A. 304 Employment conditions · Vermont General Assembly · read October 22, 2026An employer shall provide an employee with reasonable opportunities during work periods to eat and to use toilet facilities
  236. Va. Code 40.1-29.2 Employer liability · Virginia General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · read October 22, 2026Any employer that violates the overtime pay requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
  237. Va. Code 40.1-29.2 · Virginia General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · read October 22, 2026all applicable exemptions, overtime calculation methods, methods of overtime payment, or other overtime provisions within the federal Fair Labor Standards Act
  238. Va. Code 40.1-29.3 Overtime for certain employees · Virginia General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · read October 22, 2026not less than one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate for any hours worked by an employee in excess of 40 hours
  239. Virginia Labor Laws (FAQ) · Virginia Department of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026No, unless the employee is under the age of 16.
  240. RCW 49.46.130 Minimum rate of compensation for employment in excess of forty hour work week · Washington State Legislature · read October 22, 2026no employer shall employ any of his or her employees for a workweek longer than forty hours unless such employee receives compensation
  241. RCW 49.46.130(6)(c) · Washington State Legislature · read October 22, 2026Beginning January 1, 2024, any agricultural employee shall not be employed for more than 40 hours in any one workweek unless
  242. WAC 296-126-092 Meal periods—Rest periods · Washington State Legislature (WAC) · read October 22, 2026No employee shall be required to work more than five consecutive hours without a meal period.
  243. WAC 296-126-092(4) · Washington State Legislature (WAC) · read October 22, 2026a rest period of not less than ten minutes, on the employer’s time, for each four hours of working time.
  244. W. Va. Code 21-5C-3 Maximum hours; overtime compensation · West Virginia Legislature · read October 22, 2026no employer shall employ any of his employees for a workweek longer than forty hours, unless such employee receives compensation
  245. W. Va. Code 21-5C-1 Definitions · West Virginia Legislature · read October 22, 2026employs during any calendar week six or more employees as herein defined in any one separate, distinct, and permanent location
  246. W. Va. Code 21-5C-1(e) · West Virginia Legislature · read October 22, 2026if 80 percent of the persons employed by him or her are subject to any federal act relating to maximum hours and overtime compensation
  247. W. Va. Code 21-3-10a Meal breaks · West Virginia Legislature · read October 22, 2026During the course of a workday of six or more hours, all employers shall make available for each of their employees, at least twenty minutes
  248. Hours of Work and Overtime · Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026time and one-half the employee’s regular rate of pay - must be paid for all hours worked in excess of 40 in the workweek.
  249. Hours of Work and Overtime · Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Overtime is not required for work performed on a particular day of the week - only after 40 hours in a workweek.
  250. Labor Standards - Breaks and Meals · Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026If you are 18 years old or older, your employer is not required to give you breaks or meal periods.
  251. Labor Standards - Breaks and Meals · Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026If your authorized break is less than 30 consecutive minutes long, it is counted as work time and must be paid by your employer.
  252. Labor Standards - Employers - Frequently Asked Questions · Wyoming Department of Workforce Services · read October 22, 2026Q: Am I required to provide meal or rest breaks? A: No, Wyoming law does not require breaks.
  253. Labor Standards - Employers - Frequently Asked Questions · Wyoming Department of Workforce Services · read October 22, 2026Overtime: No state penalty.
  254. Labor Standards - Employers - Frequently Asked Questions · Wyoming Department of Workforce Services · read October 22, 2026Under Wyoming law, workers on public works projects must be paid time-and-a-half for:
  255. Your Rights as a Worker · Wyoming Department of Workforce Services · read October 22, 2026If you work on a public works project , you are generally entitled to “time-and-a-half” pay for any work over 40 hours in a week.
  256. Wyoming Statutes Title 27 (Labor and Employment) · Wyoming Legislature · read October 22, 202627-5-101. State and county employees; overtime compensation.

State meal and rest break rules for adult employees (50 states + DC)

Each state’s meal and rest break rules for adult employees.

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  • 0 not confirmed
  • of 51 jurisdictions
  • Federal law requires no breaks; short breaks (5–20 minutes) that an employer gives are paid, bona fide meal periods (usually 30 minutes or more, fully relieved) are not.

Used on: Break laws by state.

81 sources, with the sentence each one was read for
  1. Wage and Hour Info · Alabama Department of Labor (Dept. of Workforce) · read October 22, 2026Alabama does not have any state laws governing wage and hour issues.
  2. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026Of the 21 States or other jurisdictions with meal period requirements, 7 States also have rest periods requirements.
  3. Minimum Paid Rest Period Requirements Under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026States not listed do not require paid rest periods.
  4. Wage And Hour - Employees’ Frequently Asked Questions (Q13) · Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Employers are not required to give breaks for employees 18 and over.
  5. FAQs - Does my employer have to give me a meal break or other break? · Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing · read October 22, 2026Neither state nor federal wage and hour laws require an employer to provide a break or a meal period.
  6. Meal Periods - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026may not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per day without providing the employee with a meal period
  7. Meal Periods - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026A second meal period of not less than thirty minutes is required if an employee works more than ten hours per day
  8. Meal Periods - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026This additional hour is not counted as hours worked for purposes of overtime calculations.
  9. Rest Periods/Lactation Accommodation - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026a net ten consecutive minutes for each four hour work period, or major fraction thereof
  10. Rest Periods/Lactation Accommodation - Frequently Asked Questions · California DIR, Labor Commissioner’s Office (DLSE) · read October 22, 2026A rest period is not required for employees whose total daily work time is less than three and one-half hours.
  11. INFO #1 (Meal Periods, Rule 5.1) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026For shifts over 5 hours, employees are entitled to uninterrupted, duty-free 30-minute meal periods.
  12. INFO #1 (Meal Periods, Rule 5.1) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026Meal periods can be unpaid if employees are completely relieved of all duty and free for personal activity.
  13. INFO #1 (Rest Periods, Rule 5.2) · Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics · read October 22, 2026For each 4 hours of work, employers must authorize and permit compensated 10-minute rest periods
  14. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-51ii. Meal periods · Connecticut General Assembly · read October 22, 2026required to work for seven and one-half or more consecutive hours without a period of at least thirty consecutive minutes for a meal
  15. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-51ii(a) · Connecticut General Assembly · read October 22, 2026Such period shall be given at some time after the first two hours of work and before the last two hours.
  16. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-51ii(f) · Connecticut General Assembly · read October 22, 2026any employer who provides thirty or more total minutes of paid rest or meal periods to employees within each seven and one-half hour work period
  17. 19 Del. C. 707. Meal breaks · Delaware General Assembly (Delaware Code Online) · read October 22, 2026an unpaid meal break of at least 30 consecutive minutes, if the employee works 7 1 / 2 or more consecutive hours
  18. 19 Del. C. 707(a) · Delaware General Assembly (Delaware Code Online) · read October 22, 2026The meal break must be given some time after the first 2 hours of work and before the last 2 hours.
  19. Do employers need to provide rest breaks? · Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs · read October 22, 2026Delaware law does not require rest breaks for adult workers.
  20. Office of Wage-Hour (OWH) Frequently Asked Questions · D.C. Department of Employment Services · read October 22, 2026Are breaks and lunches required by law? A. No. The FLSA does not require breaks or meal periods be given to workers.
  21. Breaks and Meals · Georgia Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Neither the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) nor Georgia law require breaks or meal periods be given to workers.
  22. Breaks: Meal & Rest · Hawaii DLIR, Wage Standards Division · read October 22, 2026There is no law that requires rest or meal breaks for other employees.
  23. Frequently Asked Questions on labor laws - breaks or meal periods · Idaho Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Idaho law does not require employers to give breaks or meal periods.
  24. Guide to Idaho labor laws (2025) · Idaho Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Idaho law does not require ... Rest periods, breaks, lunch breaks, holidays off or vacations. ... Premium pay rates for weekends or holidays worked.
  25. 820 ILCS 140/3 One Day Rest In Seven Act - meal periods · Illinois General Assembly · read October 22, 2026at least 20 minutes for a meal period beginning no later than 5 hours after the start of the work period
  26. 820 ILCS 140/3 (additional meal period; P.A. 102-828, eff. 1-1-23) · Illinois General Assembly · read October 22, 2026an additional 20-minute meal period for every additional 4 1/2 continuous hours worked
  27. One Day Rest in Seven Act FAQ · Illinois Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026If an employee works through a meal break, they must be paid.
  28. IDOL Knowledge Base - Are employers required to provide breaks to employees? · Indiana Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Indiana state law does not generally require employers to provide rest breaks, meal breaks, or breaks for other purposes to employees.
  29. Wage Claims FAQ - What kind of breaks are required under Iowa law? · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) · read October 22, 2026Iowa has no laws mandating meal breaks for adults.
  30. Wage Claims FAQ - What kind of breaks are required under Iowa law? · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) · read October 22, 2026All employees must be allowed toilet breaks when needed.
  31. Workplace Laws and Requirements (FAQ: What breaks are required?) · Kansas Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Breaks are not required under state or federal law.
  32. KRS 337.355 Lunch period requirements · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026In no case shall an employee be required to take a lunch period sooner than three (3) hours after his work shift commences
  33. KRS 337.365 Rest periods for employees · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · read October 22, 2026No employer shall require any employee to work without a rest period of at least ten (10) minutes during each four (4) hours worked
  34. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector (last revised Jan 1, 2023) · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division · read October 22, 2026Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector
  35. 26 M.R.S. §601 Rest breaks · Maine Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026no more than 6 consecutive hours at one time unless the employee is given the opportunity to take at least 30 consecutive minutes
  36. 26 M.R.S. §601 · Maine Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026This rest time may be used by the employee as unpaid mealtime, but only if the employee is completely relieved of duty.
  37. Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §3-710 (Healthy Retail Employee Act) · Maryland General Assembly · read October 22, 2026employ an employee at a retail establishment for more than 6 consecutive hours without providing a nonworking shift break of at least 30 minutes
  38. M.G.L. c.149 §100 · Massachusetts Legislature · read October 22, 2026required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal
  39. Breaks Meal and Rest Periods FAQ · Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity · read October 22, 2026There are no requirements for breaks, meal or rest periods for employees 18 years of age or older.
  40. Minn. Stat. §177.254 Mandatory meal break · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026An employer must allow each employee who is working for six or more consecutive hours a meal break of at least 30 minutes.
  41. Work breaks, rest periods · Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026If a break is less than 20 minutes in duration, it must be counted as hours worked and paid.
  42. Work breaks, rest periods — effective date · Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026These changes are in effect as of Jan. 1, 2026.
  43. Minn. Stat. §177.253 Mandatory work breaks · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · read October 22, 2026employer must allow each employee a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to utilize the nearest convenient restroom
  44. Are breaks or lunch periods required? · Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations · read October 22, 2026There are no state laws regarding breaks or lunch periods.
  45. Wage and Hour FAQs — Rest and Meal Periods · Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026There is no state or federal law that requires an employer to give a break (rest periods or coffee breaks) or a meal period.
  46. WAGES fact sheet — Lunch Break · Nebraska Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Only mechanical establishments, workshops, and assembling plants are required to provide a 30 consecutive minute meal break in each 8-hour shift
  47. Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-212 Lunch hour · Nebraska Legislature · read October 22, 2026shall allow all of their employees not less than thirty consecutive minutes for lunch in each eight-hour shift
  48. WAGES fact sheet — Breaks · Nebraska Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026There is no state or federal law requiring employers to provide coffee breaks, smoke breaks, or rest periods.
  49. NRS 608.019 Periods for meals and rest · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026employ an employee for a continuous period of 8 hours without permitting the employee to have a meal period of at least one-half hour
  50. NRS 608.019(2) · Nevada Legislature · read October 22, 2026Authorized rest periods shall be counted as hours worked, for which there shall be no deduction from wages.
  51. RSA 275:30-a Lunch or Eating Period · New Hampshire General Court · read October 22, 2026An employer may not require an employee to work more than 5 consecutive hours without granting him a 1/2 hour lunch or eating period
  52. Wages and Work Hours FAQs · New Hampshire Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026If the employer cannot allow thirty minutes the employee must be paid if they are eating and working at the same time
  53. Wage & Hour Compliance — Employer FAQs (Break Periods) · New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Company policy dictates break and lunch periods for anyone over the age of 18.
  54. Wage & Hour FAQs (06/22/2023) · New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions · read October 22, 2026There is no law that requires an employer to provide such breaks
  55. Guidelines for Meal Periods (LS 443, 12/25) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026An employee who works a shift of more than six hours, which extends over the noonday meal period, is entitled to at least thirty minutes
  56. Guidelines for Meal Periods (LS 443, 12/25) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Every person employed in or in connection with a factory shall be allowed at least sixty minutes for the noonday meal.
  57. Guidelines for Meal Periods (LS 443, 12/25) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026shall be allowed an additional meal period of at least twenty minutes between five and seven o’clock in the evening.
  58. Guidelines for Meal Periods (LS 443, 12/25) · New York State Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026The Department will permit a shorter meal period of not less than 30 minutes as a matter of course
  59. What to Know About Breaks · N.C. Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act does not require mandatory rest breaks or meal breaks for employees 16 years of age or older.
  60. N.D. Admin. Code 46-02-07-02(5) · North Dakota Legislative Branch (official administrative code) · read October 22, 2026A minimum thirty-minute meal period must be provided in each shift exceeding five hours when there are two or more employees on duty.
  61. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (federal summary, last revised January 1, 2023) · read October 22, 2026½ hour, if desired, on each shift exceeding 5 hours.
  62. Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage Law FAQ · Oklahoma Department of Labor · read October 22, 2026Mandatory break laws apply only to children under the age of 16 years.
  63. BOLI: Meals and breaks · Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · read October 22, 2026Meal periods of at least 30 minutes must be provided to non-exempt employees who work 6 or more hours in one work period.
  64. BOLI: Meals and breaks (rest periods FAQ) · Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · read October 22, 2026an employer-paid rest period of not less than 10 minutes for every segment of four hours or major part thereof
  65. Wage FAQs · Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry · read October 22, 2026Employers are not required to give breaks for employees 18 and over. If your employer allows breaks, and they last less than 20 minutes
  66. R.I. Gen. Laws 28-3-14 Maximum continuous employment without mealtime · Rhode Island General Assembly · read October 22, 2026entitled to a twenty-minute (20) mealtime within a six-hour (6) work shift, and a thirty-minute (30) mealtime with an eight-hour (8) work shift.
  67. Office of Wages and Child Labor - Frequently Asked Questions · South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation · read October 22, 2026There is no requirement under South Carolina law for an employer to provide employees with breaks or a lunch period.
  68. Employment Laws - Work Breaks · South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation · read October 22, 2026South Dakota does not have a law requiring an employer to provide rest breaks and meal periods.
  69. Wages & Breaks - Labor Laws · Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026employees must be provided a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal or rest period if scheduled six (6) consecutive hours
  70. Wage Regulations Act poster · Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026Such break shall not be scheduled during or before the first hour of scheduled work activity (T.C.A. §50-2-103).
  71. Minimum Length of Meal Period Required under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector · U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (federal summary, last revised January 1, 2023) · read October 22, 2026An employer may waive the right to a thirty-minute unpaid meal break pursuant to the voluntary written request of an employee
  72. Wages & Breaks - Labor Laws · Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026There are no state requirements for additional breaks.
  73. Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do · Texas Workforce Commission · read October 22, 2026Breaks - although some states require breaks, Texas and most other states do not
  74. Wage Claim (FAQ) · Utah Labor Commission · read October 22, 2026There are no state or federal laws that require an employer to provide lunch breaks or rest periods for adult workers.
  75. 21 V.S.A. 304 Employment conditions · Vermont General Assembly · read October 22, 2026An employer shall provide an employee with reasonable opportunities during work periods to eat and to use toilet facilities
  76. Virginia Labor Laws (FAQ) · Virginia Department of Labor and Industry · read October 22, 2026No, unless the employee is under the age of 16.
  77. WAC 296-126-092 Meal periods—Rest periods · Washington State Legislature (WAC) · read October 22, 2026No employee shall be required to work more than five consecutive hours without a meal period.
  78. WAC 296-126-092(4) · Washington State Legislature (WAC) · read October 22, 2026a rest period of not less than ten minutes, on the employer’s time, for each four hours of working time.
  79. W. Va. Code 21-3-10a Meal breaks · West Virginia Legislature · read October 22, 2026During the course of a workday of six or more hours, all employers shall make available for each of their employees, at least twenty minutes
  80. Labor Standards - Breaks and Meals · Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development · read October 22, 2026If you are 18 years old or older, your employer is not required to give you breaks or meal periods.
  81. Labor Standards - Employers - Frequently Asked Questions · Wyoming Department of Workforce Services · read October 22, 2026Q: Am I required to provide meal or rest breaks? A: No, Wyoming law does not require breaks.

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