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Mississippi Overtime Laws<\/h1>\n
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If you are a Mississippi employee and feel that you are working more hours than you are supposed to, then you may be entitled to overtime wages. Mississippi generally follows the federal overtime laws of the Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a> (FLSA) but has specific state provisions<\/a> regulating overtime pay for firefighters and police officers. Otherwise, employees in Mississippi must be paid 1.5 times their regular pay rate for all time they work over 40 hours in a single work week.<\/p>\r\n

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

Mississippi overtime law and its important aspects are provided below in the subsequent chart.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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

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  • Hourly<\/b>: Pay time and a half (1.5 times the regular rate) for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per workweek.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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    • Hourly Plus Bonus and\/or Commission<\/b>: 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:<\/b> 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 40: Add regular rate for each hour up to 40, then pay time and a half for hours over 40.<\/li>\r\n
        • If the regular hours = 40: Pay time and a half for hours over 40.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

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