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State Overtime Requirements

as of January 1, 2012

Overtime or premium pay is required by state law where indicated below, when a worker’s hours exceed the state established threshold for a day or week. 

State

Daily Hours

Weekly Hours

  Alabama

 

 

  Alaska

8

40

  Arizona

 

 

  Arkansas

 

40

  California

8 (double time over 12 hours)

40

  Colorado

12

40

  Connecticut

 

40

  DC

 

40

  Delaware

 

 

  Florida

 

 

  Georgia

 

 

  Hawaii

 

40

  Idaho

 

 

  Illinois

 

40

  Indiana

 

40

  Iowa

 

 

  Kansas

 

46

  Kentucky

 

40 or 7 days

  Louisiana

 

 

  Maine

 

40

  Maryland

 

40

  Massachusetts

 

40

  Michigan

 

40

  Minnesota

 

48

  Mississippi

 

 

  Missouri

 

40

  Montana

 

40

  Nebraska

 

 

  Nevada

8

40

  New Hampshire

 

40

  New Jersey

 

40

  New Mexico

 

40

  New York

 

40

  North Carolina

 

40

  North Dakota

 

40

  Ohio

 

40

  Oklahoma

 

 

  Oregon

 

40

  Pennsylvania

 

40

  Rhode Island

 

40

  South Carolina

 

 

  South Dakota

 

 

  Tennessee

 

 

  Texas

 

 

  Utah

 

 

  Vermont

 

40

  Virginia

 

 

  Washington

 

40

  West Virginia

 

40

  Wisconsin

 

40

  Wyoming

 

 

Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

 

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