Every Workyard account has a company default overtime rule, created automatically based on your state. It applies to every non-exempt team member who doesn't have their own rule assigned. Below is how the standard rules calculate overtime (OT) and double time (DT).
Need something different? You can edit your default rule or create your own rules in Settings →Company → Time → Overtime rules. See How to Create and Edit Overtime Rules.
California Overtime Rules:
One and one-half times the employee's regular pay rate for all hours worked more than 8 hours up to and including 12 hours in any workday, for the first 8 hours worked on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek, and for any hours worked more than 40 regular hours within the workweek.
Double the employee's regular pay rate for all hours worked more than 12 hours in any workday and for all hours worked more than 8 on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek.
California 4/10 Schedule Overtime Rules:
Any time worked over 10 hours per day on a regular workday or 40 hours within the workweek is counted as overtime.
Any time worked more than 12 hours per day on regular workdays, and any hours over 8 on days worked beyond the regularly scheduled number of workdays, is counted as double time.
The fifth day will be considered overtime; anything more than 12 hours will go towards double time.
Federal Overtime Rules:
Any time worked more than 40 hours per workweek is counted as overtime.
Colorado Overtime Rules:
Any time worked more than 12 hours per day or 40 hours per workweek is counted as overtime.
Alaska Overtime Rules:
Any time worked more than 8 hours per day or 40 hours per workweek is counted as overtime.
Nevada Overtime Rules:
If an employee earns less than one and one-half times the minimum wage rate, they must receive one and one-half times their wages whenever they work more than 40 hours in any scheduled week or more than 8 hours in any workday, unless by mutual agreement the employee works a scheduled 10 hours per day for 4 calendar days within any scheduled workweek.
If an employee earns at least one and one-half times the minimum wage rate, they must receive one and one-half times their wages whenever they work more than 40 hours in any scheduled week, but not for working over 8 hours in a day.
Minnesota Overtime Rules:
All time worked more than 48 hours per workweek is counted as overtime.
Standard 8/40 Overtime Rules:
Any time worked more than 8 hours and up to and including 12 hours per day, and the first 8 hours worked on the seventh consecutive day of work in the workweek, is counted as overtime.
Any time worked more than 12 hours in one day, and over 8 hours on the seventh consecutive day of work in the workweek, is counted as double time.
Usage Tip
Check your default. Go to Settings →Company → Time → Overtime rules and confirm your company default matches your state and pay policy.
Adjust if needed. Edit the default, or describe your policy in plain English and let the AI builder create the rule. The simulator shows how a sample week will calculate before you save.
Assign exceptions. If some workers follow a different schedule (for example, a 4/10), create a separate rule and assign it to them. Each team member can have only one rule in effect at a time.
Comparison Table
Policy | Daily OT Threshold | Weekly OT Threshold | Double-Time Threshold |
California | 8 (OT), 12 (DT) | 40 (OT) | 12 (DT), 8 on 7th day |
California 4×10 | 10 (OT), 12 (DT) | 40 (OT) | 12 (DT), 8 on extra days |
Federal | N/A | 40 (OT) | N/A |
Colorado | 12 (OT) | 40 (OT) | N/A |
Alaska | 8 (OT) | 40 (OT) | N/A |
Nevada (<1.5× min wage) | 8 (OT) | 40 (OT) | N/A |
Nevada (≥1.5× min wage) | N/A | 40 (OT) | N/A |
Minnesota | N/A | 48 (OT) | N/A |
Standard 8/40 | 8 (OT), 12 (DT) | N/A | 12 (DT), 8 on 7th day |
(OT = time-and-a-half; DT = double-time; N/A = Not Applicable)
Need Help?
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