| An Arizona employer who requires or permits its | | | | that the general rules governing overtime |
| employees to work overtime is usually required | | | | compensation may not apply if the employee is |
| to pay such employees premium pay for such | | | | subject to certain specified exceptions to the |
| overtime work. Most employees in Arizona are | | | | overtime laws. Employees may be deemed |
| covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), | | | | exempt from the overtime laws if their job duties |
| which mandates that employees receive overtime | | | | meet the exemption standards. |
| pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in the | | | | Failing to pay Arizona employees overtime pay |
| course of a single workweek. This overtime pay | | | | when required may result in a judgment against |
| must equal at least one and one-half times the | | | | the employer for all overtime wages owed to the |
| employee's regular rate of pay. The FLSA, | | | | employee for the past three years, plus an equal |
| however, does not require overtime pay for | | | | amount as a penalty, in addition to attorneys' fees |
| employees who work on weekends, holidays, or | | | | and costs. The burden is always on the employer |
| any other particular day, unless overtime hours | | | | to prove that an exemption to the overtime |
| are worked on such days. | | | | regulations apply. |
| Although many employers choose to compensate | | | | Because the interpretation of the the overtime |
| employees who work at certain times, extra pay | | | | exemption statutes can be difficult and the |
| for working weekends or nights is a matter of | | | | penalties for improperly classifying employees can |
| agreement between the employer and the | | | | be very expensive, employers are cautioned to |
| employee. The FLSA does not require the | | | | consult with an experienced Arizona employment |
| employer to provide extra compensation for | | | | lawyer before classifying an employee as exempt |
| weekend, holiday or night work. | | | | from the overtime regulations. |
| Arizona employers and employees are advised | | | | |