4.9 How much am I paid if I work overtime?

The general rule is you are paid one-and-a-half times your regular hourly rate for every hour worked overtime.

For example, Susan worked forty-five (45) hours last week. Her regular workweek is forty (40) hours, so she worked five (5) hours overtime. Her regular hourly rate is $10.00 per hour. Susan will be paid $475.00 for that week:

$400.00 (40 hours X $10.00)
+ $ 75.00 (5 hours X $15.00 in overtime)
= $475.00

The overtime rate does not apply to evening or night shift premiums. If you are paid $10.00 per hour, plus an evening premium of $0.50 per hour, your overtime will be one-and-a-half of your regular hourly rate of $10.00.

Overtime is based on weekly hours worked, not daily. For example, if you normally work three (3) days per week for eight (8) hours per day, your normal workweek is twenty-four (24) hours. Your employer asks you to work an extra four (4) hours per day, for a total of thirty-six (36) hours. The total number of hours worked is still less than forty (40), so you have not worked overtime.