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Overtime pay
I have been at my current job almost 4 years. I am a full time
graveyard shift employee. Full time here is considered 40 hours per
week. I have been paid for 40 hours with anything over that
considered overtime. Two of those 40 hours are for cleaning the
office. Recently I was called in to cover a 3 hour shift. They paid me
for 42 regular hours and 1 hour overtime. No one else including
myself has ever had more than 40 regular hours. Can they do
that?
Asked on August 3, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
ALL work you do, whether it is your normal work or cleaning the office or anything else, is added ogether for purposes of determining overtime. If you are an hourly employee, there is no such thing as work that is not included for overtime purposes: all that matters is the total hours you worked that week. If you spent 43 hiurs working, you should have received 3 hours overtime.
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