Does the State Building Service Contracts Act require payment of overtime rates?
A. Yes. State wage and hour laws require the overtime rate of one and ½ times the hourly wage rate be paid for work over 40 hours in any workweek. Under the State Building Services Contracts Act, the regular or basic hourly rate of the employee shall not include any fringe benefit payments computed. Additionally, the federal Service Contract Act, upon which the wage and benefit rates are based, makes no distinction between temporary, part-time, and full-time employees. The wage and fringe benefit determinations apply equally to all such service employees engaged in work subject to the Act’s provisions.
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