Understanding New York Overtime Law

A description of the New York overtime law exists in New York’s State Minimum Wage Orders. These state requirements are also, however, in addition to the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) federal requirements. When a difference exists between the Federal Overtime Rules and New York, the rule that is most beneficial to the employee is what the employer must follow.

New York’s Overtime Requirement

The hoursn worked in a given payroll week are the basis for New York’s overtimen requirements. So, as long as they are not exempt, if an employee works moren than 40 hours in a week, they are eligible for overtime pay for any hoursn exceeding 40. Averaging the hours of two or more weeks is not permitted by ann employer.

Employee Declassification

The lawn distinguishes between residential and covered employees. Employees who residen in the home of their employer or at the jobsite are also referred to as live-inn workers, in addition to residential workers.

• For all hours worked over 44 in the payroll week, live-inn employees should receive 1 1/2 times their regular hourly straight time payn rate.
• For all hours worked over 40 in a payroll week, covered employeesn are eligible for 1 1/2 times their straight time regular hourly pay rate.

(Ann employee’s regular hourly wage can be referred to as straight time.)

Working Hours per Day

Some statesn have overtime rules or restrictions based on working more than five days pern week or more than eight hours per day. New York is not one of those states.n What that means is that as long as 40 hours per week is not exceeded, ann employee can be asked to work long days without being eligible for overtime.

Calculating Weekly Hours

A fixed schedule of seven 24-hour days consecutively is the basis for how hours per week are calculated. The workweek is not required to start on a Monday or on a Sunday – it simply ends seven consecutive days after the official day upon which it starts. The schedule cannot be changed from week to week but must be a fixed schedule.

There aren exceptions to this, however, one of which applies to residential care andn hospital workers. They may have an agreement with their employers that, rathern than seven-day workweeks, they work in fortnight periods of 14 days. Withinn this agreement, for any hours worked over eight in one day or 80 in 14 days,n they must be paid overtime pay within the FLSA requirement. (Whether 80 in 14n days or eight in one day will be used is determined by whichever results in then greater number of overtime hours.)

If Your Employer Won’t Pay Overtime, Contact Carcich O’Shea

If you feeln that New York’s overtime law has been ignored by your employer, we, at Carcichn O’Shea, may be able to help. In many cases, if overtime is owed to an employeen but has not been paid, a lawyer can attain two (or sometimes three) times then original amount that should have been paid. Don’t sit in silence while yourn employer gets away with breaking the law!

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