State and federal overtime rules are constantly changing, both as the result of changes to the overtime statutes themselves and because of recent Court decisions. 

Click on the links below to access the full text of the Fair Labor Standards Act, to see a summary of the overtime laws in each of the 50 States, to read Jeff McClure's article on California's new overtime laws, or to see California's new overtime laws and Wage Orders for yourself.

Federal and 50 State Overtime Laws

	Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
	Summary of Overtime Laws for All 50 States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico

California's Overtime Laws and Wage Orders

	Jeff McClure's article on California's New Overtime Laws
	California Labor Code Sections 510 through 517

	Summary of Wage Orders 1 through 15
	Wage Order No. 1            Manufacturing Industry
	Wage Order No. 2            Personal Service Industry
	Wage Order No. 3            Canning, Freezing, and Preserving Industry
	Wage Order No. 4            Professional, Technical, Clerical Mechanical and Similar Occupations
	Wage Order No. 5            Public Housekeeping Industry
	Wage Order No. 6            Laundry, Linen Supply, Dry Cleaning, and Dyeing Industry
	Wage Order No. 7            Mercantile Industry
	Wage Order No. 8            Industries Handling Products After Harvest
	Wage Order No. 9            Transportation Industry
	Wage Order No. 10          Amusement and Recreation Industry
	Wage Order No. 11          Broadcasting Industry
	Wage Order No. 12          Motion Picture Industry
	Wage Order No. 13          Industries Preparing Agricultural Products for Market, on the Farm
	Wage Order No. 14          Agricultural Occupations
	Wage Order No. 15          Household Occupations
	Wage Order No. 16          On-Site Occupations in the Construction, Drilling, Logging and Mining Industries
	Wage Order No. 17          Miscellaneous Employees

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