What is Overtime?

  • All employees, including those who are paid a weekly, monthly, or annual salary, are inclined to have paid overtime pay for overtime hours they work unless they have entered into an overtime agreement.
  • Overtime hours are to be calculated both on a daily and on a weekly basis. The higher of the two numbers is overtime hours worked in the week.
  • Except as noted below, overtime is all hours worked in excess of:
    • eight hours a day, or
    • 44 hours a week.