What a week pays in Rhode Island
Take a 44-hour week with a 12-hour Monday, at $20 an hour. Under Rhode Island rules that is 40 regular hours and 4 hours of overtime, for $920.00.
That matches federal rules alone, because Rhode Island’s rule does not pay more than the federal 40-hour week for this schedule. Change the hours in the calculator above to test your own week.
Who the rule covers
The state rule covers most non-exempt employees. Employees it leaves out may still be owed overtime under the FLSA, which applies whenever it covers the employer or the work.
- Most retail work on Sundays and holidays is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate, and those hours are not counted again for weekly overtime.
How federal law fits in
The FLSA applies in every state: a covered, non-exempt employee earns at least 1.5 times the regular rate for each hour over 40 in a workweek. Where a state rule and the federal rule both apply, the employee gets whichever pays more for each hour, never both. At $20.00 an hour, federal overtime is $30.00 an hour.
For the federal overtime deduction, only the premium on hours over 40 in a week counts, the same in Rhode Island as everywhere else. The no tax on overtime calculator works out that deduction.
Questions people ask
What is the overtime law in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island requires 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a week. Separately, most retail work on Sundays and holidays must be paid at 1.5 times the regular rate.
Does Rhode Island have daily overtime?
No. Rhode Island has no daily overtime rule for most employees, so overtime is owed for hours over 40 in a workweek under federal law.
Is double time required in Rhode Island?
No. Rhode Island law does not require double time. It is paid only when an employer policy or a union contract provides for it.
Can a Rhode Island employer average hours over two weeks?
Not for federal overtime. Each workweek stands alone under the FLSA, so 30 hours one week and 50 the next means 10 hours of overtime in the second week, even when both are paid together.