FLSA daily-standard overtime premium (hours over 8)

How 778.202 / § 207(e)(5) pays

The official Cornell LII reprint of 29 CFR 778.202 (HTTP 200), eCFR 778.202 (follow 302→200), Cornell 778.201 (HTTP 200), Cornell 29 U.S.C. § 207 (HTTP 200), the U.S. House uscode prelim text (HTTP 200), and GovInfo USCODE-2023 § 207 (HTTP 200) provide that extra compensation for hours worked in excess of 8 per day or in excess of the § 7(a) weekly maximum — when that extra is contingent on those excess hours and reflected in an agreement or established practice — is excludable from the regular rate under section 7(e)(5) and may be credited toward statutory overtime under section 7(h). 778.202(b) also covers an agreed daily standard other than 8 (for example 7). 778.202(c) credits even a small extra (the $12 / $12.50 example). Unlike 778.203, 1.5× is not required for the exclusion.

Uncheck the practice box → ordinary § 207(a) extra half-time after 40, with no daily-standard credit.

This is not 778.203 special-day (§ 207(e)(6) Saturday/Sunday/holiday/rest-day at ≥1.5×), not LC 510 daily 8, not 7(g)(2) two-rate, not 7(p), not 7(q), not 778.310, not N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4(f), not WAC 296-126-092, and not a waiting-time penalty.

Three 16h @ $20 with 1.5× after 8 → 48×20 + 24×10 = $1,200 (weekly extra half $80 is fully credited).
Same punches, practice off → FLSA 48h $1,040.
Five 10h at 1.5× after 8 credits fully → $1,100 (same as /overtime/).
Same five 10h on /kansas-overtime/ → $1,040.
Two 12h (under 40) still keep daily extra → $560 vs FLSA $480.
Three 16h at 2× after 8 → $1,440.

Sources

• 29 CFR § 778.202 — Cornell LII (HTTP 200)
• 29 CFR § 778.202 — eCFR (HTTP 200)
• 29 CFR § 778.201 — Cornell LII (HTTP 200)
• 29 CFR § 778.204 — Cornell LII (HTTP 200)
• 29 U.S.C. § 207(e)(5) — Cornell LII (HTTP 200)
• 29 U.S.C. § 207 — U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel (prelim) (HTTP 200)
• GovInfo USCODE-2023 Title 29 § 207 (HTTP 200)

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