{"id":376159,"date":"2017-09-21T16:43:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T21:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/rhode-island-law\/rhode-island-overtime-laws.html"},"modified":"2022-12-27T15:48:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T20:48:58","slug":"rhode-island-overtime-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/rhode-island-law\/rhode-island-overtime-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Overtime Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rhode Island Overtime Laws<\/h1>\n
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Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the nation, but there are big job opportunities to be found here. One perk many of these jobs have in common is the right to earn overtime pay when working more than 40 hours a week. This benefit is often available to salaried as well as hourly employees, but there are limits to when overtime pay is available. If you work in Rhode Island, you should understand the basics of Rhode Island overtime law or risk being underpaid.<\/p>\r\n

Rhode Island Overtime Law Summary<\/h2>\r\n

This chart highlights key provisions of Rhode Island overtime law.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
State and Federal Statutes<\/th>\r\n
Rhode Island Overtime Rules<\/th>\r\n
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  • State\/federal overtime pay is 1.5 times an employee’s regular rate<\/li>\r\n
  • Overtime is calculated based on the number of hours worked on a weekly basis (not daily)<\/li>\r\n
  • Sunday and holiday pay is 1.5 times an employee’s regular rate, for eligible employees<\/li>\r\n
  • Plant and flower nursery workers are exempt from overtime under the agriculture exception<\/li>\r\n
  • Three-year statute of limitations for collecting unpaid overtime<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Overtime Calculation Methods<\/th>\r\n
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  • Hourly: Pay 1.5 regular hourly rate over 40 hours work\/week.<\/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.<\/li>\r\n
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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>
File an Overtime Claim<\/th>\r\n