What are the requirements for overtime pay?
In Washington, employers are required to pay their employees overtime for all hours worked over 40 hours in a single workweek. Overtime must be paid at one-and-a-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay. This means, for instance, if an employee normally earns $20 an hour, they are entitled to $30 an hour for overtime work. Also, employers may not require employees to work more than eight hours in a single day without paying overtime. If employees work more than eight hours in a day, employers must pay them overtime for the hours worked over eight hours in that day. Employers are not required to pay employees overtime if their job is classified as an exempt job. This includes jobs such as executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer or creative professionals. Business owners can also be exempt from overtime, as can certain agricultural workers. Finally, employees may be able to get overtime for working on holidays and weekends depending on existing labor contracts or other state or federal regulations. In Washington, if an employee works on a holiday, employers are required to pay them an overtime rate of double their regular rate of pay. Overall, employers in Washington are required to pay regular or overtime wages for all hours worked over 40 hours a week or eight hours a day. There are certain exceptions, but they are limited. Generally speaking, employers must pay their employees the overtime rate for any hours worked over 40 hours in a week or 8 hours in a day.
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