Are employees entitled to be paid for overtime worked?

Yes, employees in Hawaii are entitled to be paid for overtime worked. This is due to Federal and State employment laws that require employers to pay employees time-and-a-half for hours worked over 40 in a single workweek. Hawaii has specific laws that regulate how overtime should be paid, including setting a wage rate for overtime and determining when overtime must be paid. At a federal level, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the primary law governing overtime. According to the FLSA, any work that is over forty hours in a workweek must be paid at a rate of one and a half times the employee’s regular rate of pay. This means that if an employee works 44 hours in a single week, the employer must pay the employee four hours of overtime at a rate of one and a half times their regular rate. In Hawaii, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations administers the State Wage and Hour law that regulates the payment of overtime. According to the State Wage and Hour law, any work over eight hours in a day, forty hours in a week and any work after 4:30 pm must be paid at a rate of no less than one and a half times the employee’s regular rate of pay. In conclusion, both Federal and State laws require employers in Hawaii to pay employees for overtime worked. Employees in Hawaii are entitled to be paid for any hours they worked over 40 in a single workweek, and at a rate of one and a half times their regular rate of pay.

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