All overtime periods of play will be five minutes. Fifteen minutes will be permitted between halves of all games. will be permitted between the first and second periods, the third and fourth periods and before any overtime period during local games.
Working more than 8 hours in a day offers the same overtime rate as over 40 hours in a week. Even if the employee works less than 40 hours in the week, long days provide additional compensation. If the long day extends to more than 12 hours, the rate increases to double the employee's regular hourly rate.
Unlike regular-season games, which can end in a tie, postseason games can't. Overtime rules in the postseason, including the Super Bowl, consist of as many 15-minute periods as are necessary until there is a winner, instead of the single 10-minute overtime period in the regular season.
The FLSA offers exemptions from mandatory overtime to executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales employees. To qualify for overtime exemptions, employees' job descriptions have to pass the duties tests outlined in the FLSA for each of those roles, and a job title alone doesn't count.
What's the difference between overtime and double time? Overtime is usually 1.5 times the regular hourly rate, and it usually kicks in when an employee works more than 40 hours per week. Double time happens after overtime is surpassed. Anywhere between 10 and 15 hours over those 40 hours incurs twice the hourly rate.