Under FLSA, overtime pay is required after working more than how many hours in a work week?

• A. 32 hours
• B. 50 hours
• C. 40 hours
• D. 45 hours

Answer: (C)

Overtime pay under the FLSA kicks in after forty hours in a workweek for non-exempt employees, at one-and-a-half times the regular rate. A workweek is a fixed seven-day period used to measure hours, and overtime is based on the total hours worked during that week, not on a per-day basis. Some employees may be exempt from overtime, such as certain managers, professionals, and administrative roles, so they wouldn’t receive overtime even if they work more than forty hours. Because the federal rule specifies forty hours as the threshold, that is the standard used to determine overtime eligibility in general.