Overtime rule examples
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Use the overtime rule templates to create overtime rules that match your organization's policies. Refer to Creating overtime rules for a description of each template.
Examples of each of the available templates are given below.
- Single Condition Rule
- Daily Overtime Rule
- Weekly Overtime Rule
- Bi-Conditional Rule - OR (Apply both conditions)
- Bi-Conditional Rule - OR (Apply condition that yields the highest pay)
- Bi-Conditional Rule - AND
- California Overtime Rule
- Best-Of Overtime Rule
Single Condition Rule
An employee is paid $30/hr. In one week, they work for 44 hours.
If they are assigned a Single Condition rule with the condition given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
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1 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours that exceed 40 in a single week |
They worked 4 hours of overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $180 |
Therefore, the employee would be paid $180 in overtime pay that week.
Daily Overtime Rule
Example 1
An employee is paid $30/hr, and has Saturdays and Sundays off.
In one week, the employee works for 8 hours from Monday to Thursday, works 10 hours on Friday, and works 8 hours on Saturday.
If they are assigned a Daily Overtime rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
|---|---|---|
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1 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours that exceed 8 on a work day |
They worked 10 hours on Friday, which yields 2 hours (beyond 8) of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $90 |
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2 |
2x their regular rate for hours worked on a weekly day off |
They worked 8 hours on Saturday, a weekly day off, which yields 8 hours of daily overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $480 |
Therefore, the employee would be paid a total of $570 ($90 + $480) in overtime pay that week.
Example 2
An employee is paid $30/hr, and has Saturdays and Sundays off.
In one week, the employee works 10 hours on Monday, but 8 hours every other day. If they are assigned a Daily Overtime rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
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1 |
2x their regular rate for hours exceeding 9 on Mondays |
They worked 10 hours on Monday, which yields 1 hour (beyond 9) of daily overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $60 |
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2 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours exceeding 8 on work days |
They worked 10 hours on Monday, which yields 2 hours (beyond 8) of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $90 |
Monday is the only day on which they worked overtime. Since Condition 2 yields the greatest pay for Monday, that is the condition that applies, and the employee would be paid a total of $90 in overtime pay that week.
Example 3
An employee is paid $30/hr, and has Saturdays and Sundays off.
In one week, the employee works 14 hours on Monday, but 8 hours every other day. If they are assigned a Daily Overtime rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
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1 |
2x their regular rate for hours exceeding 9 on Mondays |
They worked over 14 hours on Monday, which yields 5 hours (beyond 9) of daily overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $300 |
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2 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours exceeding 8 on work days |
They worked 14 hours on Monday, which yields 6 hours (beyond 8) of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $270 |
Monday is the only day on which they worked overtime. In this case, Condition 1 yields the greatest pay for Monday, so that is the condition that applies, and the employee would be paid a total of $300 in overtime pay that week.
Weekly Overtime Rule
An employee is paid $30/hr.
In one week, the employee works 43 hours. If they are assigned a Weekly Overtime rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
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1 |
1x their regular rate for hours less than 37 in a week |
They would be paid their regular rate, not overtime, for the first 37 hours they worked |
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2 |
1x their regular rate hours between 37 and 40 (these hours are marked as Straight Overtime (SOT); this pay code is sometimes required when exporting hours to external payroll systems) |
They would be paid their regular rate, not overtime, for the hours between 37 and 40 |
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3 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours beyond 40 hours in a week |
The worked 43 hours in the week, which yields 3 hours (beyond 40) of overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $135 |
Therefore, the employee would be paid a total of $135 in overtime pay that week.
Bi-Conditional Rule - OR (Apply both conditions)
Example 1
An employee is paid $30/hr.
In one week, the employee works for 8 hours from Monday to Thursday, then works 10 hours on Friday, and 2 hours on Saturday.
If they are assigned a Bi-Conditional Rule - OR (Apply both conditions) rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
|---|---|---|
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1 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 in a day |
They worked 10 hours on Friday, which yields 2 hours of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $90 |
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2 |
2x their regular rate for work hours beyond 40 in a week, with the condition that they must work 8 hours of straight time each day |
They worked 44 hours, but 2 hours are accounted for in Condition 1, which yields 2 hours of weekly overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $120 |
Therefore, the employee would be paid a total of $210 ($90 + $120) in overtime pay that week.
Example 2
An employee is paid $30/hr.
In one week, the employee works 10 hours on Friday, and 39 hours total for the week.
If they are assigned a Bi-Conditional Rule - OR (Apply both conditions) rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
|---|---|---|
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1 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 in a day |
2 hours of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $90 |
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2 |
2x their regular rate for work hours beyond 40 in a week, with the condition that they must work 8 hours of straight time each day |
0 hours of weekly overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $0 |
Therefore, the employee would be paid a total of $90 in overtime pay that week. The are still paid for Condition 1 even though Condition 2 was not met.
Bi-Conditional Rule - OR (Apply condition that yields the highest pay)
An employee is paid $30/hr.
In one week, the employee works for 8 hours from Monday to Thursday, then works 10 hours on Friday.
If they are assigned a Bi-Conditional Rule - OR (Apply condition that yields the highest pay) rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
|---|---|---|
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1 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 in a day |
They worked 10 hours on Friday, which yields 2 hours of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $90 |
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2 |
2x their regular rate for work hours beyond 40 in a week |
They worked 42 hours, which yields 2 hours of weekly overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $120 |
Therefore, the employee would be paid $120 in overtime that week, since the second condition yields more total pay.
Bi-Conditional Rule - AND
Example 1
An employee is paid $30/hr.
In one week, the employee works for 8 hours from Monday to Thursday, then works 10 hours on Friday.
If they are assigned a Bi-Conditional Rule - AND rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
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1 |
Pays 1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 in a day |
They worked 10 hours on Friday, which yields 2 hours of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $90 |
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2 |
Requires them to work at least 40 hours in a week before they qualify for overtime based on Condition 1 |
They worked 42 hours, which means they qualify for overtime pay |
Therefore, since both conditions are met, the employee would be paid $90 in overtime that week.
Example 2
An employee is paid $30/hr.
In one week, the employee works for 10 hours on Monday, 8 hours each day from Tuesday to Thursday, and then works only 4 hours on Friday.
If they are assigned a Bi-Conditional Rule - AND rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
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1 |
Pays 1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 in a day |
They worked 10 hours on Monday, which yields 2 hours of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $90 |
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2 |
Requires them to work at least 40 hours in a week before they qualify for overtime based on Condition 1 |
They worked 38 hours, fewer than the required weekly number |
Therefore, since both conditions are NOT met, the employee would be paid $0 overtime that week.
California Overtime Rule
An employee is paid $30/hr. They have a work week that runs from Sunday to Saturday.
One week, they work for 8 hours each day from Sunday to Thursday, and 12 hours on Friday, and 10 hours on Saturday.
If they are assigned a California Overtime rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
|---|---|---|
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1 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 but less than 10 in a day |
They worked 12 hours on Friday, which yields 2 hours (beyond 8 and less than 10) of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $90 (The Saturday hours beyond 8 qualify under Condition 5) |
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2 |
2x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 10 in a day |
They worked 12 hours on Friday, which yields 2 hours (beyond 10) of daily overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $120 |
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3 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a week, providing they work 8 hours of straight time each day |
They worked 62 hours in the week which yields 22 hours (beyond 40) of weekly overtime. However, 6 of those hours qualify under Conditions 1, 2, and 5. So, only 16 hours qualify as weekly overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $720 |
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4 |
1.5x their regular rate for work hours beyond 0 and less than 8 on their 7th consecutive day of work |
They worked 10 hours on Saturday, but the first 8 of those are already accounted for in Condition 3, therefore they worked 0 hours of 7th consecutive day overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $0 |
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5 |
2x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 on their 7th consecutive day of work |
They worked 10 hours on Saturday, which yields 2 hours of 7th consecutive day overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $120 |
Therefore, the employee would be paid a total of $1050 ($90 + $120 + $720 + $0 + $120) in overtime pay that week.
Best-Of Overtime Rule
An employee is paid $30/hr. They have a work week that runs from Sunday to Saturday.
One week, they work for 8 hours each day from Monday to Wednesday, and 10 hours on each day from Thursday to Saturday. The Friday of the week is a holiday.
If they are assigned a Best-of Overtime rule with the conditions given below, they would be paid as outlined below.
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Condition |
Pay |
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1 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 but less than 10 in a day |
They worked 10 hours on Thursday and on Saturday, which yields 4 hours (beyond 8) of daily overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $180 |
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2 |
2x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 10 in a day |
No hours qualify for this condition |
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3 |
1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a week, with hours worked on holidays included |
They worked 54 hours in the week which yields 22 hours of weekly overtime. Note that this week has only 32 regular hours, since 8 are considered holiday time off hours. However, 8 of those overtime hours qualify under Condition 4, 4 qualify under Condition 1, and 2 qualify under Condition 5. So, only 8 hours qualify as weekly overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $360 |
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4 |
1.5x their regular rate for any hours worked less than 8 on a holiday |
They worked 10 hours on the holiday, which yields 8 hours (beyond 0) of holiday overtime x 1.5 x $30/hr = $360 |
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5 |
2x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 on a holiday |
They worked 10 hours on the holiday, which yields 2 hours (beyond 8) of holiday overtime x 2 x $30/hr = $120 |
Therefore, the employee would be paid a total of $1020 (= $180 + $0 + $360 + $360 + $120) in overtime pay that week.
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