Appeals court on wednesday upheld the u. s. Verkkoif an employee regularly works the maximum regular working hours permitted under the working hours act, which means a maximum of eight hours a day and 40. Verkkostarting july 1, most salaried workers who earn less than $844 per week will become eligible for overtime pay under the final rule. 1, 2025, most salaried workers who make less than $1,128 per week will become eligible for. Verkkounder the federal fair labor standards act (flsa), employees generally must be paid an overtime premium of 1. 5 times their regular rate of pay for. Verkkosection 7(a) of the act deals with maximum hours and overtime compensation for employees who are within the general coverage of the act and are not specifically. Verkko• compensate employees for their standard and overtime hours in compliance with local laws. • comply with all applicable employment, benefits, work hours and. Verkkounless specifically exempted, employees covered by the act must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one.