Employees of Kansas employers who are not subject to the FLSA. Motor-vehicle salespeople at non-manufacturing dealers are off under (c)(2). Persons in DOC or county-jail custody are out of punch scope. Most Kansas employers that are FLSA-covered owe federal after-40 instead.

Kansas Overtime Calculator — K.S.A. 44-1204 (after 46)

Q: When does Kansas overtime start under K.S.A. 44-1204?

For employees of KMWMHL employers (not subject to the FLSA), overtime is 1.5× the hourly wage rate at which the employee is regularly employed for hours over 46 in a workweek. There is no daily overtime. Classic $20 × five 10-hour days is $1,040 (46×$20 + 4×$30), not FLSA after-40 $1,100.

Q: Is this the same as FLSA weekly 40?

No. /overtime/ is FLSA § 207 after 40. K.S.A. 44-1204(c)(1) and 44-1202(d) turn KMWMHL overtime off when the employee or employer is covered by FLSA § 7. Check the FLSA-covered box to see straight time only on this page, then use /overtime/ for after-40.

Q: Is this FLSA 7(k) fire/police 212/171?

No. 44-1204(b) for EMS, fire, and law enforcement uses 258 hours in 28 days, or the same 258/28 ratio in a 7-to-28 day work period (7 days → 64.5 hours). That is not 29 CFR 553.230’s 212 fire / 171 police table on /flsa-7k/.

Q: Is this Missouri amusement overtime after 52?

No. /missouri-amusement-overtime/ is RSMo § 290.505(2) after 52 for seasonal amusement/recreation. Kansas 44-1204 is after 46 for KMWMHL generally. Five 10-hour days are $1,040 here and $1,000 on the Missouri page.

How K.S.A. 44-1204 pays

Subsection (a): on and after January 1, 1978, no employer shall employ any employee for a workweek longer than 46 hours unless the employee receives not less than 1½ times the hourly wage rate at which the employee is regularly employed for hours over 46. There is no daily overtime band, no seventh-day double time, and no public-works weekend all-hours premium on this page.

Subsection (b): employees engaged in public or private EMS, fire protection, or law enforcement (including correctional security personnel) are not in violation of (a) if they are paid 1.5× the regular rate for tours of duty that exceed 258 hours in 28 consecutive days, or — in a work period of at least 7 but less than 28 days — hours that bear the same ratio as 258:28. A 7-day workweek is therefore 64.5 hours before Kansas public-safety overtime. That is not FLSA 7(k)’s 212 (fire) / 171 (police) table.

Subsection (c): this section does not apply to (1) any employee covered under FLSA § 7 (29 U.S.C. § 207), (2) a person primarily engaged in selling motor vehicles for a non-manufacturing dealer, or (3) a person sentenced to the secretary of corrections or serving a sentence in a county jail. K.S.A. 44-1202(d) also defines “employer” to exclude any employer subject to the FLSA. Check Covered by FLSA § 7 to turn KMWMHL overtime off; those weeks still owe federal after-40 on /overtime/.

Five 10h days @ $20 → 46 regular + 4 OT = $1,040.
Same punches on /overtime/ → 40 + 10 OT = $1,100.
Same on /missouri-amusement-overtime/ → 50 regular (under 52) = $1,000.
46 hours exactly @ $20 → $920 (no OT).
Six 10h days @ $20 → 46 + 14 OT = $1,340 vs FLSA $1,400 vs MO 52 $1,280.
FLSA-covered toggle, five 10h → $1,000 straight time here (use /overtime/ for $1,100).
Public-safety 7×10h @ $20 → 64.5 ST + 5.5 OT = $1,455 vs weekly-46 $1,640 vs FLSA-40 $1,700.

Sources

K.S.A. 44-1204 — overtime compensation; exceptions (official Kansas Revisor; HTTP 200)
K.S.A. 44-1202 — definitions, including (d) employer excludes FLSA-subject employers
Kansas Legislature 2025–26 — § 44-1204 reprint (HTTP 200)
29 U.S.C. § 207 — FLSA overtime (off under 44-1204(c)(1))
29 CFR § 553.230 — FLSA 7(k) 212/171 table this page is not

FAQ

When does Kansas overtime start under K.S.A. 44-1204?

1.5× after 46 hours in a workweek for KMWMHL employees. No daily overtime. Classic $20 × five 10-hour days is $1,040, not FLSA $1,100.

Is this the same as FLSA weekly 40?

No. /overtime/ is after 40. 44-1204(c)(1) turns this statute off when FLSA § 7 covers the employee. Check the FLSA box for straight time here, then compute after-40 on that page.

Is this FLSA 7(k) fire/police 212/171?

No. 44-1204(b) uses 258/28 (7-day = 64.5h). /flsa-7k/ is 212 fire / 171 police.

Is this Missouri amusement overtime after 52?

No. /missouri-amusement-overtime/ is after 52 for seasonal amusement. Five 10-hour days are $1,040 here and $1,000 there.

Who is covered?

Employees of Kansas employers not subject to the FLSA. Motor-vehicle salespeople (c)(2) and incarcerated persons (c)(3) are off. Most FLSA-covered Kansas employers owe federal after-40 instead.