Overtime rules

Pay type

Workweek starts on

Hourly rate ($)

Nondiscretionary bonus for the 14 days ($, optional)

Production, attendance or other promised bonuses count toward the regular rate; true gifts and discretionary bonuses do not.

Enter hours as 8, 8.5 or 8:30. Leave days off empty.

Total pay for the 14-day period

$2,850.00 for 90:00 hours (90.00)

Pay breakdown
Pay line	Hours	Rate	Amount
Regular	80:00 (80.00)	$30.00/hr	$2,400.00
Overtime (1.5×)	10:00 (10.00)	$45.00/hr	$450.00

How it’s calculated

8/80 overtime hours = hours over 8 in each workday + hours over 80 in the 14-day period that were not already counted as daily overtime.

Employers may use the 8/80 system only for hospital and residential care employees, by prior agreement.

8/80 system: overtime at 1.5× the regular rate for hours over 8:00 in a workday and for hours over 80:00 in the fixed 14-day period; an hour already counted as daily overtime is not counted again toward the 80.

14-day period Jan 4, 2026 – Jan 17, 2026: 90:00 (90.00 h) worked.
8/80 daily test: hours over 8:00 in a workday → 2:00 (2.00 h) at 1.5×.
8/80 period test: remaining hours over 80:00 in the 14-day period → 8:00 (8.00 h) at 1.5× (daily overtime hours are not counted twice).
Straight-time pay = 90.00 h × $30.00/hr = $2,700.00.
Overtime (1.5×): 10:00 (10.00 h) × 1.5× × $30.00/hr = $450.00.
Total for the period: $2,850.00.

Exempt salaried employees are not owed overtime. State law can be more generous than the FLSA; when both apply, you get the rule that pays more.