Definition: Workers earning less than $455 per week, which is $23,660 per year, are guaranteed overtime protection. There are exemptions for highly compensated employees who customarily and regularly perform any one or more of the exempt duties or responsibilities of an executive, administrative, or professional employee.
Overtime Pay
According to the Department of Labor, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.
Overtime Calculator
Calculate how much overtime you earned for a sample pay period.
Overtime Calculator
For more information visit the Department of Labor web site:
Overtime Pay
Also Known As: overtime pay, time and a half
Examples:
Susan worked in a position where she was entitled to overtime pay.
