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This calculation answers a direct payroll question: how much overtime pay is due when a covered, nonexempt Tennessee employee works more than 40 hours in one fixed FLSA workweek. It separates regular hours from overtime hours, applies the 1.5x multiplier, and produces gross pay for that week before taxes, deductions, reimbursements, or benefit adjustments.
The Tennessee-specific answer is straightforward. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development states that Tennessee has no state laws regulating overtime pay and refers overtime questions to the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. That means covered, nonexempt employees in Tennessee use the federal FLSA framework: overtime after 40 hours in a workweek.
Tennessee does not add a daily overtime, double-time, seventh-day, weekend, or holiday premium rule. A 10-hour day is not automatically overtime under Tennessee law. The federal trigger is the total number of hours worked over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek, unless an employer policy, contract, union agreement, or another applicable law gives the worker more.
The fixed workweek matters. An FLSA workweek is seven consecutive 24-hour periods, and each workweek stands alone. You cannot average a 36-hour week and a 48-hour week into two 42-hour weeks to reduce overtime. The 48-hour week has 8 overtime hours for a covered, nonexempt employee.
Start with hours worked, the regular rate, and the fixed workweek total. For a simple hourly case, regular hours are capped at 40, overtime hours are hours over 40, and the overtime rate is the regular rate multiplied by 1.5. Total gross pay equals regular pay plus overtime pay for that same workweek.
Example: a covered, nonexempt Tennessee employee works 48 hours in one fixed FLSA workweek at a $28.80 regular hourly rate. Regular pay is 40 hours times $28.80, or $1,152.00. Overtime hours are 8. The overtime rate is $43.20, so overtime pay is $345.60. Total gross pay for the week is $1,497.60.
A one-off calculation is enough when you have one employee, one hourly rate, one completed workweek, and no classification or policy question. It is also enough for checking whether a payroll number matches the federal 40-hour baseline used in Tennessee for covered, nonexempt employees.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when hours need approval, overtime needs review before payroll, or managers need a durable record of who approved the time. Everhour Overtimes supports daily and weekly overtime limits, 1.5x and 2x tiers, Team Hours overtime visibility, and payroll calculations based on employee hourly cost and tracked time.
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Covered, nonexempt employees in Tennessee follow the federal FLSA overtime rule because Tennessee has no separate state overtime law. Overtime pay is due for hours worked over 40 in one fixed workweek at not less than 1.5 times the employee's regular rate of pay.
No. Tennessee has no state daily overtime rule, and the FLSA applies on a workweek basis. A covered, nonexempt employee can work more than 8 hours in a day without overtime unless total hours exceed 40 in the fixed workweek or another policy, contract, or law gives more protection.
No. Each FLSA workweek stands alone. Hours may not be averaged over two or more workweeks to avoid overtime. If a covered, nonexempt employee works 32 hours one week and 48 hours the next, the second week still has 8 overtime hours.
Use the regular rate for the workweek, not just the base hourly rate when other includable pay applies. The regular rate generally equals includable weekly pay divided by total hours actually worked. If an employee works at multiple straight-time rates, the regular rate is generally the weighted average for that workweek.
No. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so employers covered by the FLSA must pay at least the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Overtime for covered, nonexempt employees is then calculated at not less than 1.5 times the employee's regular rate.
Everhour Overtimes lets admins set weekly overtime limits, apply 1.5x and 2x tiers, and review overtime in Team Hours. Its Payroll dashboard calculates overtime pay and gross pay from employee hourly cost and tracked time, giving managers a cleaner review step before payroll.
Track approved hours, review weekly overtime, and pass cleaner totals into payroll. Everhour Overtimes gives teams a durable workflow for overtime visibility and payroll calculations.
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