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Sc Labor Laws For Overtime In Utah
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If an employee earns RM12.50 per hour, their overtime rate would be: RM12.50 × 1.5 = RM18.75 per hour. RM12.50 × 2 = RM25 per hour. RM12.50 × 3 = RM37.50 per hour. Hourly rate = Monthly Salary ÷ Number of working hours per month. Daily rate = RM2,600 ÷ 26 days = RM100. Hourly rate = RM100 ÷ 8 hours = RM12.5.
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.
How to File a Wage Claim. To print and file a wage claim, you must complete UALD's Wage Claim Assignment Form. Return the completed form to UALD by hand delivering it to our office, mailing it to the address listed on the first page of the form, or fax the form to us at (801) 530-7609.
Presently, no OSHA standard to regulate extended and unusual shifts in the workplace exists. A work period of eight consecutive hours over five days with at least eight hours of rest in between shifts defines a standard shift. Any shift that goes beyond this standard is considered to be extended or unusual.
California has regulations for OT over 8 hours in a day, and then additional for the 7th consecutive day. ( ).
Utah has no specific limitations on the number of hours a salaried employee can work in a week. Overtime compensation is only eligible if an employee's worked hours reached 40 in a workweek. If an employee works beyond 40, they are entitled to time-and-a-half for any hours worked beyond 40.
Utah is an employment-at-will state, which means that without a written employee contract, employees can be terminated for any reason at any time, provided that the reason is not discriminatory and that the employer is not retaliating against the employee for a rightful action.
Forty-hour work week -- Overtime at one and one-half regular rate. Forty hours shall constitute a working week on all works and undertakings carried on by the state, county, or municipal governments, or by any officer of the state or of any county or municipal government.