How is overtime calculated?
A4: The overtime rate is to be equal to one and one-half times the employee’s average, regular hourly rate for the workweek. The regular hourly rate includes the “base rate,” plus additional payments earned in the form of shift differentials, charge differentials, on-call pay, etc. This, an employee’s regular hourly rate for any given week may be higher than his/her base hourly rate. In addition, holiday pay is included in the calculation of overtime. *However, PTO and leaves of absence are not included in the calculation of overtime.
