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Overtime laws



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State Number of employees
Alabama 8 hour day or 40 hour week for police
Alaska 8 hour day or 40 hour week, 10 hour day or 40 hour week for workers on flex time by agreement and approval of labor department
Arizona 40 hour week for police, security, and municipal corrections officers
Arkansas 40 hour week
California 8 hour day; 40 hour or 6 day week( generally); 8 hour day, 40 hour week or 4-day, 40 hour week for state employees; many alternate rules for specific employment
Colorado 12 hour day or 40 hour week; 8 hour day or 40 hour week for minors
Connecticut 40 hour week, 48 hour week for hotels, motels, restaurants and bowling alley
Delaware No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Dist. Of Columbia
 40-hour week, 160 hour in 4 weeks for car wash
Florida 10 hour day for manual labor, unless written contract otherwise
Georgia No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Hawaii 40 hour week; 48 hour week for 20 weeks a year for most agriculture
Idaho 40 hour week
Illinois 40 hour week
Indiana No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Iowa No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Kansas 46 hour week; 258 hours in 28 days for police, fire, security, and corrections not under FLSA.
Kentucky 40 hour week
Louisiana No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Maine 40 hour week
Maryland 40 hour week; 48 hour week for hotels, motels, restaurants, bowling alley, gas stations, and health care facilities ( except hospitals); 60 hour week for agriculture not under FLSA
Massachusetts 40 hour week
Minnesota 48 hour week
Mississippi No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Missouri 40 hour week; 52 hours week for recreation areas
Montana 8 hour day or 40 hour week; 48 hour week for students in recreation areas paying room and board
Nebraska No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Nevada 8 hour day or 40 hour week; 10 hour day, 40 hour week by agreement
New Hampshire 8 hour day or 40 hour week
New Jersey 40 hour week; 10 hour day, 48 hour week for 10 weeks and 10 hour day, 50 hour week for additional weeks for some agricultural labor.
New Mexico 48 hour week; 54 hour week by agreement; 10 hour day, 70 hour or 7 day week for hotels and restaurants
New York 40 hour week; 40 hour or 6 day week for resorts
North Carolina 40 hour week; 45 hours for seasonal recreation
North Dakota 40 hour week; 8 hour day for government employees
Ohio 40 hour week
Oklahoma No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Oregon 10 hour day 40 hour week
Pennsylvania 40 hour week
Rhode Island 40 hour week
South Carolina No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
South Dakota 204 hours in 27 days or 212 hours in 28 days for fire departments.
Tennessee No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Texas No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Utah No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Vermont 40 hour week, 8 hour day or 80 hours in 14 days for hotels, motels, restaurants, and health care facilities with approval from labor commission
Virginia No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.
Washington 40 hour week; 240 hours in 28 days for fire, police and corrections
West Virginia 40 hour week
Wisconsin 40 hour week: 46 hours for restaurants
Wyoming No state over time rules. Employees covered under FLSA must pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours in a week.

Note- Employers covered by both state overtime law and Federal Fair Labor Standard (FLSA) must have overtime based in the law that would result in higher wage.