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['Wage and Hour']
['Overtime']
04/26/2024
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State Info
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.
Washington employees will be paid not less than one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for time worked in excess of 40 hours.
Health care facility workers involved in direct patient care activities or clinical services have different overtime requirements.
State
Contact
Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Specialty Compliance Services Division
Regulations
Revised Code of Washington; Chapter 49.46 RCW - Minimum Wage Act
RCW 49.46.130; Minimum rate of compensation for employment in excess of forty hour work week — Exceptions.
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.
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