9 guides · updated October 22, 2026
The federal 40-hour rule and every state rule on top of it — daily overtime, seventh-day overtime, double time — plus the regular rate, bonuses and who is exempt, each from the law or the agency that enforces it.
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In-depth guide · Overtime
The federal 40-hour rule, the five states with daily overtime, the two with seventh-day rules, and how state and federal overtime combine, for all 51.
Updated · 10 min read
In-depth guide · Overtime
How the FLSA regular rate works: what counts, two rates in one week, bonuses, differentials and salaries, with the DOL’s own examples recomputed.
Updated · 11 min read
Guide · Overtime
Under the FLSA, comp time in place of overtime pay is for state and local governments. The public-agency rules, and what private employers can do instead.
Updated · 5 min read
Guide · Overtime
No federal law requires double time, and California is the only state in the data that does. Where it comes from and how the tax deduction counts it.
Updated · 6 min read
Guide · Overtime
What makes a job exempt from federal overtime: the $684 weekly salary level, the salary basis test, the duties tests, and why the 2024 rule is gone.
Updated · 6 min read
Guide · Overtime
Under federal law, holiday and weekend hours are ordinary hours that count toward 40, and paid holidays off don’t. The state rules that add a premium.
Updated · 5 min read
Guide · Overtime
Overtime is counted per workweek, never averaged over a two-week pay period. Why 30 + 50 hours means 10 overtime hours, with the pay math.
Updated · 5 min read
Guide · Overtime
California and Kentucky pay a premium for the seventh day worked in one workweek. What counts as the seventh day, the rates, and worked examples.
Updated · 5 min read
Guide · Overtime
Five states pay overtime for long days: Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. Their thresholds, conditions, 4x10 rules and worked examples.
Updated · 5 min read
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