Overtime does not have to be paid for more than eight hours spent working in a day, although many employers do this as an incentive. Rather, federal requirements look at the entire work week, usually a fixed period of 168 hours or seven consecutive 24-hour work periods.
Overtime pay is usually 1 ½ the regular rate of pay in effect for that workweek. This is not limited to the standard pay for an employee. Regular rate of pay may include supplemental payments made such as shift pay, bonuses, and commissions. Plus, if the employee worked at several different rates of pay, the different rates of pay should be averaged over the week to determine the actual rate of pay for overtime calculations.
Calculating overtime pay >