Employees should be able to count on their employers to pay them the wages they’re due. In Idaho, employers are bound by the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires employees to receive overtime pay as long as they’re non-exempt and work more than 40 hours in a single work week.
In order to keep in line with the law, employers must use a set day to start each work week. The requirement for overtime pay is based on the number of hours the employee works from the start of the work week through the end of it.
Required pay for overtime hours in Idaho
Most hourly employees aren’t exempt from overtime pay in Idaho, so they must be paid at least 1.5 times their standard pay if they work more than 40 hours for the week. This means that if a person’s normal hourly rate is $30 per hour, they will make $45 per hour when they work overtime.
Overtime compensation is weekly, not a pay-period basis. This means that an employee can have overtime pay one week even if they don’t work a full 40 hours another week if they’re paid bi-weekly.
When an employer doesn’t pay overtime as required, they may decide to take legal action against their employer. Working with an individual who’s familiar with the state’s wage and hour laws may be beneficial in these situations, but this must be done swiftly because of time limits that apply to these matters.
