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Overtime review in Payroll: what WorkMinty pays vs CA, WA, and federal rules

Daily Tracking flags days over 8 hours and weeks over 40 hours for review only. WorkMinty does not calculate overtime premium. High-level federal, California, and Washington notes with official links—not a wage-hour calculator.

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Educational only · Last reviewed August 16, 2026

Employer help · Last reviewed August 16, 2026. This page explains what WorkMinty Payroll pays today versus what overtime law may require. It is not legal advice, not a wage-hour certification, and it does not decide who is owed overtime. WorkMinty does not calculate overtime premium.

What WorkMinty pays

Daily Tracking records hours, commission, and (when enabled) taxable tips. Hours are paid at the regular rate or the company’s daily pay model:

  • Greater-of compares that day’s hourly wages and commission, then takes the larger amount.
  • Hourly plus commission adds them.

What the product does not do:

  • Days over 8 hours and Monday–Sunday weeks over 40 hours are review flags only. They are not “this state’s overtime rule is turned on.”
  • Apply pays those hours at the regular / model rate. It does not split overtime hours or add a 1.5× premium.
  • Greater-of does not add an overtime premium on top of the daily comparison.
  • The product does not decide exempt versus non-exempt status.

If a day or week is flagged, review the hours and your own overtime policy. The flag is a reminder, not a determination.

Company tax state is not work location

WorkMinty only models California and Washington payroll tax. The state on Company profile is the company’s payroll tax state. It is not automatically the state where the employee worked. This product has no employee work-location field.

Use the tax-state section below as a starting point, then read the federal floor and the other state if work may have been performed there.

Federal overtime floor

For most non-exempt employees, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally requires overtime pay of at least 1.5× the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. That is a legal floor—not what WorkMinty calculates.

Who is covered, how the regular rate is computed (including commissions), and which exemptions apply are fact-specific. Confirm current rules with the U.S. Department of Labor: Overtime.

California

California often requires overtime in addition to the federal weekly rule. At a high level:

  • Daily overtime may also apply for many non-exempt employees.
  • Some situations involve double time or a seventh consecutive workday.
  • Salon, commission, and other industries may fall under different Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) wage orders.

This product does not apply California overtime formulas, alternative workweeks, or commission overtime methods. See the California Department of Industrial Relations: Overtime FAQ.

Washington

Washington overtime is often closer to a weekly overtime framework, but exemptions, industry rules, and local requirements can differ. Confirm current rules with Washington Labor & Industries.

This product does not apply Washington overtime formulas. See L&I: Overtime.

Official sources

Rules change by year and situation. Read the official pages for the year you are paying, and consult a qualified payroll or employment-law advisor before treating a flagged day or week as overtime owed—or not owed.

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