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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such overtime work. Employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek of at least one and one-half times their regular rates of pay. The FLSA does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest.
Extra pay for working weekends or nights is a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee (or the employee's representative). The FLSA does not require extra pay for weekend or night work or double time pay.
Kentucky employees will be paid one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for time worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Additionally, Kentucky employees will be paid one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for time worked in a 7 consecutive day work period, unless the employee does not work more than 40 hours. Any overtime paid for the seventh day may be credited toward overtime due after 40 hours.
State
Contact
Kentucky Labor Cabinet, Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Training
Regulations
Kentucky Revised Statutes; KRS Chapter 337.00
337.285 Time and a half for employment in excess of forty hours – Compensatory time.
www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/statute.aspx?id=32066
Kentucky Revised Statutes; KRS Chapter 337.00
337.050 Time and a half for work done on seventh day of week -- Exceptions.
www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/statute.aspx?id=32049
Kentucky Administrative Regulations, Title 803 KAR 1:060. Overtime pay requirements
www.lrc.state.ky.us/KAR/803/001/060.htm
Federal
Contact
The Department of Labor is the federal agency that monitors hours worked.
Regulations
U.S. labor regulations for hours worked can be found in CFR 29 Part 785.