Overtime Laws by State
Every state compared: federal-only states, states with their own 40-hour rule, and the eight states that add daily overtime. Each page includes a calculator tuned to that state’s thresholds.
Eight states go beyond the federal rule
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires 1.5× pay after 40 hours in a workweek. A handful of states add daily overtime or different weekly triggers — and in those states the employee gets whichever rule pays more:
| State | Rule |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.5× after 8 h/day & 40 h/wk |
| California | 1.5× after 8 h/day & 40 h/wk; 2× after 12 h/day |
| Colorado | 1.5× after 12 h/day & 40 h/wk |
| Kansas | 1.5× after 46 h/wk (state); FLSA 40 h applies to most |
| Kentucky | 1.5× after 40 h/wk + 7th-day premium |
| Minnesota | 1.5× after 48 h/wk (state); FLSA 40 h applies to most |
| Nevada | 1.5× after 40 h/wk; +8 h/day if earning < 1.5× min wage |
| Oregon | 1.5× after 40 h/wk; manufacturing after 10 h/day |
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The short version
- 1.5× after 8 h/day: California, Alaska (Nevada for lower-wage workers)
- 1.5× after 12 h/day: Colorado
- 2× after 12 h/day: California only
- Different weekly trigger: Minnesota (48 h), Kansas (46 h)
- 7th-day premium: California, Kentucky
- Everyone else: 1.5× after 40 h/week — by state law or the FLSA
Source: U.S. DOL, State Overtime Requirements. General information, not legal advice.