When is an employer required to pay an employee weekly overtime and/or daily overtime?
An employer must always pay a non-exempt employee overtime when he/she works over 40 hours in a workweek. Nevada law requires employers to pay daily overtime to employees who work more than 8 hours in a “workday” (as defined by Nevada Revised Statute) if they earn less than one and one-half times the minimum wage. Effective July 1, 2009 the following amounts are the wage rates which daily overtime may be applicable. For employees to whom qualifying health benefits have been made available by the employer if the employee is paid less than $9.825 per hour. For all other employees if they employee is paid less than $11.325 per hour. 2009 Annual Daily Overtime Bulletin Effective July 1, 2010 the following amounts are the wage rates which daily overtime may be applicable. For employees to whom qualifying health benefits have been made available by the employer if the employee is paid less than $10.875 per hour. For all other employees if they employee is paid less than $12.375 per hour.
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