This chart covers private sector employment only. The overtime rules summarized are not applicable to all employers or all employees. Occupations that generally are not subject to overtime laws include health care and attendant care, emergency medical personnel, seasonal workers, agricultural labor, camp counselors, nonprofits exempt under FLSA, salespeople working on a commission, transit drivers, baby sitters, and other household workers, and many others. For more information, contact your state’s department of labor and be sure to check its website, where most states have posted their overtime rules.
Alabama
No overtime provisions.
Alaska
Alaska Stat. §§ 23.10.055 and following
Time and a half after x hours per DAY: 8
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Employers of 4 or more employees; commerce or manufacturing businesses.
Notes: Voluntary flexible work hour plan of 10-hour day, 40-hour week, with premium pay after 10 hours is permitted.
Arizona
No overtime limits for private sector employers.
Arkansas
Ark. Code Ann. §§ 11-4-211, 11-4-203
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Employers of 4 or more employees.
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employment that is subject to the FLSA.
Notes: Employees in retail and service establishments who spend up to 40% of their time on nonexempt work must be paid at least twice the state’s minimum wage ($572 per week).
California
Cal. Lab. Code §§ 510 and following; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, §§ 11010 and following
Time and a half after x hours per DAY: 8; after 12 hours, double time.
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40. On 7th day: Time and a half for the first 8 hours; after 8 hours, double time.
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Computer software employees who design, develop, create, analyze, test, or modify programs using independent judgment, or who are paid at least $45.84/hour.
Notes: Alternative four 10-hour day work week is permitted, if established prior to 7/1/99. 7th day premium pay not required when employee works no more than 30 hours per week or 6 hours per day.
Colorado
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-102; 7 Colo. Code Regs. § 1103-1(4)
Time and a half after x hours per DAY: 12
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Employees in retail and service, commercial support service, food and beverage, health and medical industries.
Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 31-76b; Conn. Agencies Regs. § 31-62-E1(c)
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40; premium pay on weekends, holidays, or 6th or 7th consecutive day.
Notes: In restaurants and hotels, time-and-a-half pay required for the 7th consecutive day of work or for hours that exceed 48 per week.
Delaware
No overtime provisions.
District of Columbia
D.C. Code Ann. § 32-1003(c); D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, § 906
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Florida
No overtime provisions.
Georgia
No overtime provisions.
Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 387-1; 387-3
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40. Dairy, sugar cane, and seasonal agricultural work: 48 hours per week.
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employees earning guaranteed compensation of $2,000 or more per month.
Idaho
No state overtime rules that differ from FLSA.
Illinois
820 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 105/3(d), 105/4a
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Employers of 4 or more employees.
Indiana
Ind. Code Ann. § 22-2-2-4(j)
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employment that is subject to the FLSA, movie theaters, seasonal camps and amusement parks, FLSA-exempt nonprofits.
Notes: Collective bargaining agreements ratified by the NLRB may have different overtime provisions. Domestic service work is not excluded from overtime laws.
Iowa
No state overtime limits.
Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-1204
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 46
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employment that is subject to the FLSA.
Kentucky
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 337.050, 337.285
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Retail, hotel, and restaurant businesses.
Notes: 7th day, time and a half.
Louisiana
No overtime provisions.
Maine
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, § 664(3)
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Auto mechanics, parts clerks, and salespersons; hotels, motels, and restaurants; canning, freezing, packing, and shipping produce and perishable foods.
Notes: Employee cannot be required to work more than 80 hours of overtime in any 2-week period.
Maryland
Md. Code Ann., [Lab. & Empl.] § 3-420
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40; 48 hours for bowling alleys and residential employees caring for the sick, aged, or mentally ill in institutions other than hospitals; 60 hours for agricultural work.
Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, § 1A
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Agriculture, farming, fishing; hotel, motel, or restaurant; seasonal workers less than 5 months; hospital, nursing home, or rest home; public transit.
Notes: Sunday or holiday: Time and a half as overtime unless already paid that rate as part of regular compensation.
Michigan
Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 408.382 and following
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Employers of 2 or more employees.
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employees not subject to state minimum wage laws.
Minnesota
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 177.25
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 48
Mississippi
No overtime provisions.
Missouri
Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 290.500 and following
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40; 52 hours for seasonal amusement or recreation businesses.
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employment that is subject to the FLSA; retail or service business with gross annual sales or contracts of less than $500,000.
Montana
Mont. Code Ann. §§ 39-3-405 and following
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40; 48 hours for students working seasonal jobs at amusement or recreational areas.
Nebraska
No overtime provisions.
Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 608.018
Time and a half after x hours per DAY: 8
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Businesses with a gross annual sales volume of less than $250,000.
Notes: Employer and employee may agree to flextime schedule of four 10-hour days.
New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 279:21(VIII)
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employees covered by the FLSA; employees in amusement, seasonal, or recreational business open 7 months or less a year.
New Jersey
N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 34:11-56a(4) and following
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment excluded from overtime laws: June to September: Summer camps, conferences, and retreats operated by nonprofit or religious groups.
New Mexico
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 50-4-22(C)
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
New York
N.Y. Lab. Law §§ 160(3), 161; N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 12, § 142-2.2
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40 for nonresidential workers; 44 for residential workers.
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Same exemptions as FLSA.
North Carolina
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 95-25.14, 95-25.4
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40; 45 hours a week in seasonal amusement or recreational establishments.
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employment that is subject to the FLSA.
North Dakota
N.D. Admin. Code § 46-02-07-02(4)
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40; 50 hours per week, cab drivers.
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Computer professionals who design, develop, create, analyze, test, or modify programs using independent judgment or who are paid at least $27.63/hour.
Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4111.03
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Employers who gross more than $150,000 a year.
Oklahoma
No state overtime provisions.
Oregon
Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 653.261, 653.265
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Notes: Time and a half required after 10 hours a day in canneries, driers, packing plants, mills, factories, and manufacturing facilities.
Pennsylvania
43 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 333.104(c); 34 Pa. Code § 231.41
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 28-12-4.1 and following, 5-23-2(h)
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Notes: Time and a half for Sunday and holiday work is required for most retail businesses (these hours are not included in calculating weekly overtime).
South Carolina
No overtime provisions.
South Dakota
No overtime provisions.
Tennessee
No overtime provisions.
Texas
No overtime provisions.
Utah
No overtime provisions.
Vermont
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, §§ 382, 384(b); Vt. Code R. 24 090 001
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Employers of 2 or more employees
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Retail and service businesses if 75% of annual sales not for resale; hotels, motels, restaurants; transportation workers exempt under FLSA.
Virginia
No overtime provisions.
Washington
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 49.46.130
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
West Virginia
W. Va. Code §§ 21-5c-1(e), 21-5c-3
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Employers of 6 or more employees at one location
Employment excluded from overtime laws: Employees that are subject to the FLSA.
Wisconsin
Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 103.01, 103.03; Wis. Admin. Code DWD 274.01 and following
Time and a half after x hours per WEEK: 40
Employment overtime laws apply to: Manufacturing, mechanical, or retail businesses; beauty parlors, laundries, restaurants, hotels; telephone, express, shipping, and transportation companies.
Wyoming
No overtime provisions.
