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Kansas Overtime Laws<\/h1>\n
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As a Kansas employee who’s worked more hours than normal, you may wonder whether your employer owes you overtime pay. Kansas is unique in that it has its own Kansas Overtime Law Provision<\/a> that appears to be stricter than the federal overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a> (FLSA). Specifically, employers in Kansas owe employees at least 1.5 times the employee’s regular hourly rate for all time worked in excess of 46 hours in a week. This is different than the FLSA, which requires overtime pay for time worked over 40 hours in a week. In order to determine whether Kansas state law or the FLSA applies, courts look to the annual revenue and interstate commerce activity of an employer.<\/p>\r\n

Kansas Overtime Law Overview<\/h2>\r\n

Key provisions of Kansas overtime laws are listed in the chart below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Overtime Calculation Methods:<\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

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  • Hourly: Pay time and a half (1.5 times the regular rate) for hours worked in excess of 46 hours per workweek.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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    • Hourly Plus Bonus and\/or Commission: Regular rate = Total hours times hourly rate, plus the workweek equivalent of the bonus and\/or commission, divided by the total hours in the workweek; then pay half of that regular rate for each overtime hour.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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      • Salary: Regular rate = Salary divided by the number of hours the salary is intended to compensate.
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        • If the regular hours are less than 46: Add regular rate for each hour up to 46, then pay time and a half for hours over 46.<\/li>\r\n
        • If the regular hours = 46: Pay time and a half for hours over 46.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

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