Overtime: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

See also Overtime (sport).

Overtime is a labor-based construct where working more than a socially normalized work week's hours should be rewarded with greater pay.

In the United States, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established a standard work week of 40 hours, and mandated payment for overtime hours of one and one-half times the worker's normal rate of pay. Certain classes of administrative, professional, and managerial workers are exempt from the regulation.