Reference
Overtime Rules — Federal & State
States with daily overtime
These states require overtime pay over a daily threshold (often 8 or 12 hours/day) on top of the federal weekly threshold.
Over 8 hours/day at 1.5×; double-time over 12 hours/day.
Over 10 hours/day at 1.5×.
Federal floor (FLSA)
40-hour workweek @ 1.5×
FLSA requires 1.5× regular rate for hours worked over 40 per workweek. The federal threshold is a workweek calculation (any 7-consecutive-day period), not a calendar week. Exempt employees (executive, administrative, professional, computer, outside-sales) are not entitled to overtime — but salary alone does not determine exemption; the duties test applies. The white-collar exempt salary level in force under 29 CFR §541.600(a) is $684/week (≈$35,568/yr). DOL's 2024 increase was vacated by court order, so this 2019-rule figure remains the operative threshold; confirm against the regulation before relying on it.
FLSA-floor-only states
The following 46 states follow the federal 40-hour weekly threshold without a state-specific daily overlay (some still have minor variants documented on their state pages):
AL, AZ, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY