Overtime worked on any day stands alone.
This means that you calculate overtime pay separately for each shift that overtime is worked.
Example: Overtime on more than one shift
Pasquale is a full-time employee.
He worked 2 hours of overtime on Tuesday and 3 hours of overtime on Thursday.
Pasquale’s employer pays him 2 hours at 150% of his minimum hourly rate for the overtime worked on Tuesday
The overtime Pasquale worked on Thursday is calculated separately and he’s paid 150% of his minimum hourly rate for 2 hours and 200% of his minimum hourly rate for 1 hour.
What happens if a shift goes past midnight?
The overtime period continues even if the shift goes past midnight.
Example: Overtime continues past midnight
Paris is a full-time employee.
She worked 4 hours of overtime from 9pm on Wednesday to 1am on Thursday.
Paris is paid 150% of her minimum hourly rate for the first 2 hours of overtime, from 9pm to 11pm Wednesday and 2 hours at 200% of her minimum hourly rate for the rest of her overtime shift.
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