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This calculation shows the overtime pay owed to a Minnesota employee for one fixed workweek. Minnesota law requires overtime pay for hours worked over 48 in a seven-day workweek unless the employee is exempt, and Minnesota overtime must be paid at at least one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay.
Many Minnesota employers are also covered by the federal FLSA, which requires overtime after 40 hours in a workweek, so the federal 40-hour threshold often applies before Minnesota's 48-hour threshold. The answer depends on the worker's coverage, exemption status, total worked hours, and regular rate.
Start by confirming whether the employee is covered and nonexempt under the FLSA, Minnesota law, or both. Under the FLSA, covered nonexempt employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. Minnesota's state overtime rule starts after 48 hours in a seven-day workweek unless an exemption applies.
The practical mistake is using Minnesota's 48-hour threshold for every employee in the state. If the employer is covered by the FLSA, the 40-hour federal baseline often controls because the employee gets the greater benefit. Minnesota DLI is the state agency for wage and overtime enforcement, and its guidance also treats the workweek as a fixed 168-hour period.
For a single-rate example, assume a covered nonexempt Minnesota employee works 52 hours in one fixed FLSA workweek at a $24 regular rate. If the FLSA threshold applies, regular pay is 40 hours times $24, or $960. Overtime hours are 12, and the overtime rate is $36. Overtime pay is $432, making total gross pay $1,392.
If only Minnesota's 48-hour state threshold applied to the same 52-hour week, regular pay would cover 48 hours, or $1,152. Overtime would cover 4 hours at $36, or $144, for total gross pay of $1,296. Minnesota DLI says the regular rate for overtime is calculated by dividing total pay in a workweek by total hours worked in that week.
Minnesota overtime is based on actual hours worked, so holiday hours, vacation time, and sick leave are not counted toward the overtime threshold. If an employee works 38 hours and receives 8 hours of paid vacation in the same week, the total paid hours are 46, but the worked hours are still 38 for overtime purposes.
Minnesota also has a health care facility exception: a facility may use a 14-day overtime period by agreement, but must pay 1.5x for hours over eight in a day and over 80 in the 14-day period. Do not apply that exception to ordinary weekly calculations outside the covered health care setting.
A calculator is enough when you need to test one Minnesota workweek, compare the 40-hour FLSA baseline with the 48-hour state threshold, or explain a single paycheck. It is also enough for a quick gross-pay estimate before payroll applies taxes, deductions, reimbursements, or policy-based premiums.
A managed workflow is better when overtime depends on approved time records, late edits, project allocation, or recurring payroll review. Everhour Time Tracking captures task and project hours through timers or manual entries, supports approvals and locked periods, and feeds timesheets into payroll review before the numbers become final.
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Minnesota law requires overtime pay after 48 hours in a seven-day workweek unless the employee is exempt. Many Minnesota employers are also covered by the federal FLSA, which requires overtime after 40 hours in a workweek for covered nonexempt employees, so the federal 40-hour threshold often applies first.
Minnesota's general overtime rule is weekly, not daily. The main listed exception is for a Minnesota health care facility using a 14-day overtime period by agreement, which must pay 1.5x for hours over eight in a day and over 80 in the 14-day period.
No. Minnesota overtime is based on actual hours worked, so holiday hours, vacation time, and sick leave are not counted toward the overtime threshold. Paid leave can increase a paycheck total, but it does not turn a non-overtime workweek into an overtime workweek under that rule.
Minnesota has no tip credit. Employers may not count tips against the minimum wage, and tipped employees must receive at least the full Minnesota minimum wage plus tips. For overtime, use the employee's regular rate and apply the required 1.5x multiplier to qualifying overtime hours.
No under the FLSA baseline. Each FLSA workweek stands alone for overtime calculations, and hours may not be averaged over two or more workweeks to avoid overtime. A fixed workweek is 168 hours, made up of seven consecutive 24-hour periods.
Everhour Time Tracking records task and project hours through live timers or manual entries, then feeds those entries into timesheets for review. Admins can approve time, lock completed periods, send reminders, and review entries before payroll uses the totals.
Everhour Overtimes can calculate daily and weekly overtime limits, including regular, 1.5x overtime, and 2x double overtime tiers. Admins can review overtime in Team Hours and use the Payroll dashboard to calculate overtime pay and gross pay from hourly cost and tracked time.
Track approved hours before payroll review. Everhour captures time, supports approvals and locked periods, and turns weekly records into a cleaner overtime review workflow.
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