State Overtime Requirements
as of January 1, 2014
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
|
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Alabama
|
|
|
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Alaska
|
8
|
40
|
|
Arizona
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
|
|
40
|
|
California
|
8
|
40
|
|
Colorado
|
12
|
40
|
|
Connecticut
|
|
40
|
|
D.C.
|
|
40
|
|
Delaware
|
|
|
|
Florida
|
|
|
|
Georgia
|
|
|
|
Guam
|
|
40
|
|
Hawaii
|
|
40
|
|
Idaho
|
|
|
|
Illinois
|
|
40
|
|
Indiana
|
|
40
|
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Kansas
|
|
46
|
|
Kentucky
|
|
40
|
|
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
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
8
|
40
|
|
Rhode Island
|
|
40
|
|
South Carolina
|
|
|
|
South Dakota
|
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
|
Texas
|
|
|
|
Utah
|
|
|
|
Vermont
|
|
40
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
|
40
|
|
Virginia
|
|
|
|
Washington
|
|
40
|
|
West Virginia
|
|
40
|
|
Wisconsin
|
|
40
|
|
Wyoming
|
|
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Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
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