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    Labor guide

    Overtime laws by state (2026)

    The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires 1.5x pay for hours over 40 in a workweek for non-exempt employees. Several states add daily overtime, double-time, or 7th-day rules on top.

    For base hourly rates by state see the minimum wage guide, and for servers, bartenders and other tipped roles see the tipped minimum wage guide.

    Federal baseline (FLSA)

    • 1.5x regular rate for hours over 40 per workweek
    • Applies to non-exempt employees (most hourly workers)
    • No federal daily overtime
    • Workweek is any fixed, recurring 168-hour period the employer sets

    States with extra overtime rules

    Alaska

    1.5x after 8 hrs/day or 40 hrs/week.

    Weekly threshold: 40 hrsDaily threshold: 8 hrsMultiplier: 1.5x

    California

    Double-time rules

    1.5x after 8 hrs/day or 40 hrs/week. 2x after 12 hrs/day and after 8 hrs on the 7th consecutive workday.

    Weekly threshold: 40 hrsDaily threshold: 8 hrsMultiplier: 1.5x

    Colorado

    1.5x after 12 hrs/day, 12 consecutive hrs, or 40 hrs/week - whichever gives the employee more pay.

    Weekly threshold: 40 hrsDaily threshold: 12 hrsMultiplier: 1.5x

    Nevada

    1.5x after 8 hrs/day for employees making less than 1.5x minimum wage; 40 hrs/week otherwise.

    Weekly threshold: 40 hrsDaily threshold: 8 hrsMultiplier: 1.5x

    Oregon

    40 hrs/week standard. Special daily-OT rules in manufacturing establishments after 10 hrs/day.

    Weekly threshold: 40 hrsMultiplier: 1.5x

    Kentucky

    1.5x after 40 hrs/week. State law also requires 1.5x for the 7th consecutive workday.

    Weekly threshold: 40 hrsMultiplier: 1.5x

    Rhode Island

    1.5x on Sundays and state holidays for many retail workers.

    Weekly threshold: 40 hrsMultiplier: 1.5x

    Massachusetts

    1.5x after 40 hrs/week. Some retail workers get premium pay on Sundays and holidays (phased out for most sectors in 2023).

    Weekly threshold: 40 hrsMultiplier: 1.5x

    States that follow federal FLSA only

    In these states the federal 40 hrs/week rule is the only overtime standard. No state-added daily overtime.

    AlabamaArizonaArkansasConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasLouisianaMaineMarylandMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingDistrict of Columbia

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    Reviewed November 2026. This page is general information, not legal advice. Confirm details with your state labor department.