Massachusetts and Federal Overtime Law FAQs
Both Massachusetts law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") requires that non-exempt employees be paid time and a half for any hours worked over forty in a week. That sounds simple enough, but there re many misconceptions about who is exempt vs. non-exempt, how to calculate weekly hours and what hours to count, and much more. Below are some frequently asked questions about overtime laws, and links to the answers.