If an hourly employee works beyond 40 hours in a week, they are entitled to overtime pay. However, if that employee performs different roles at different pay rates, you may have to use a “blended rate ...

According to federal overtime laws, workers are entitled to one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a single working week, unless they meet certain conditions.

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Lawsuits challenging employers’ regular-rate-of-pay calculations under the Fair Labor Standards Act are likely to trend higher in the coming years, Samantha Rollins Murphy, partner at Faegre Drinker, ...