If I work 10 hours a day am I entitled to 2 hours of overtime for that day?

Normally we work 8 hours a day 5 days a week, but recently we have been working 10 hours days. During the memorial day period we had a paid holiday. The boss said we will not be paid OT for the ten hour days because we had a paid holiday. We are still working more than 8 hours a day. I thought more than 8 hours meant OT. There is no collective bargaining unit at this plant.

1 answer  |  asked Jun 1, 2010 04:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

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Neil Rubin
Overtime for non-exempt employees must be paid when the employee works over 40 hours per week. The daily amount is not relevant. The paid holiday is not counted toward the 40. So, your employer appears not to be violating the law for the holiday week unless you are actually working more than the 40 per week.

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posted by Neil Rubin  |  Jun 1, 2010 10:50 AM [EST]

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