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Example: Employee works a total of 55 hours during the week. The employee had 40 hours of "Regular Time" (sometimes called "straight-time") and 15 hours of "Overtime."

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Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the employee's normal wage for any time work over 40 hours in a given workweek. If you earn $7.25 per hour normally, you would earn $10.88 per hour when on overtime.

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How is overtime pay calculated?

Example: Employee works a total of 55 hours during the week. The employee had 40 hours of "Regular Time" (sometimes called "straight-time") and 15 hours of "Overtime."


How is overtime pay usually calculated?

Example: Employee works a total of 55 hours during the week. The employee had 40 hours of "Regular Time" (sometimes called "straight-time") and 15 hours of "Overtime."


Can an employer make an employee pay for overtime work incurred to another employee who worked overtime for covering the employee's shift?

I am not a lawyer, but I can't see this being legal anywhere.I can see it being perfectly legal for the employer to fire the employee that made them pay some other employee overtime, though.


is their a technical way to legally avoid paying an employee overtime pay when an employee works fifty hours in one week?

Yes if the employee is salaried then the company does not have to pay overtime, only comp time.


What if an employee has 30 minutes overtime how much would the overtime be for this employee?

Since overtime is paid at the rate of 1.5 times the regular pay 30 minutes of overtime would be equal to 45 minutes of regular pay. 0.75 times your hourly wage.


When an employee uses fmla can employer deny employee overtime pay?

Yes an employer can deny giving you overtime hours but if you have already worked overtime then it is not okay for an employer to deny paying overtime once the hours have already been earned.


What do they base your pay on if you qualify for disability?

Basic annual salary, not including overtime, even if the overtime is part of your regular pay or contract. It doesinclude locality pay if you are a Federal employee.


Do employee contracts negate federal overtime laws?

Labor laws cannot be negated by contracts. An employee cannot give up the right to overtime pay or minimum wage.


How do you explain how to calculate overtime pay?

If overtime pay is 1 1/2, then it would be calculated like so... (hours worked) x (regular pay) x 1.5


If employers do not want to pay overtime pay what other options do they have?

If an employee has worked overtime, the employer has NO other option but to pay it unless the employee is exempt under FLSA. If the employer is seeking to plan strategically to avoid overtime from occurring, using additional staff or creating an exempt position under FLSA are two viable options.


How is overtime pay often calculated?

at one and one half times the hourly rate


In PA can an employer require employee's to work over 8 hours to fulfill overtime requirements even when an employee has off a day during that given week and therefore not pay them overtime pay?

Employers owe non-FLSA-exempt employees overtime for WORK in excess of 40 hours in a week, not 8 hours in a day.