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Kentucky · seventh day of the workweek · KRS 337.050 · 803 KAR 1:061

Seven days in the week, and the week over 40: all of Day 7 at 1.5×.

KRS 337.050 is not California's seventh day and not FLSA weekly-40. Work seven days in one workweek and actually work more than 40 hours: ALL hours on the seventh day (Day 7 of the workweek) are 1.5×. Under 40 hours, or a zero-hour day in the week, the 7th-day line is off. Weekly 40 converts leftover regular on Days 1–6 only — the same hour is not paid twice (803 KAR 1:061 § 9(6)). No daily overtime. No double time. Six 6-hour days plus an 8-hour Day 7 is 36 regular + 8 OT here; under FLSA it is 40 + 4. Seven 5-hour days are 35 regular here; on CA overtime Day 7 is still 1.5×.

Read the statute: all hours on the seventh day, if seven days and over 40

Official bodies fetched for this page: KRS 337.050 (LRC PDF, HTTP 200), KRS Chapter 337 (includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session; last updated 31 Aug 2026; 337.050 still listed), KRS 337.285 weekly 40, 803 KAR 1:061 Overtime pay requirements, the KAR engrossed PDF, ELC Wages and Hours, and the official Wage and Hour poster (all HTTP 200).

KRS 337.050(1): Any employer who permits any employee to work seven (7) days in any one (1) workweek shall pay him at the rate of time and a half for the time worked on the seventh day. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “workweek” shall mean a calendar week or any other period of seven (7) consecutive days adopted by the employer as the workweek with the intention that the same shall be permanent and without the intention to evade the overtime provision set out herein.

(2)(a) Subsection (1) shall not apply in any case in which the employee is not permitted to work more than forty (40) hours during the workweek. In that case the employer may credit against the overtime payable under this section any overtime paid by him to the employees for the same hours under the requirements of any other law or contract.

ELC poster (same words): “Any employer who permits any employee to work seven days in any one workweek shall pay the rate of time and a half for the time worked on the seventh day. This shall not apply where an employee is not permitted to work more than forty (40) hours during the workweek.” 803 KAR 1:061 § 9(6): extra compensation at not less than 1.5× for work “in the sixth or seventh day of the workweek” is creditable toward KRS 337.285 weekly overtime. 803 KAR 1:061 § 2(2): 337.285 does not require overtime after eight hours in a day or for Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular days of rest as such. Day 1 is the workweek start; Day 7 is the seventh day of that workweek. Punches minus unpaid lunch are hours worked.

Six 6-hour days + Day 7 8h @ $20 → 36 regular + 8 OT = $960. FLSA weekly-40: 40 regular + 4 OT = $920.
Seven 5-hour days @ $20 → 35 regular = $700 (under-40 gate). CA LC 510: 30 regular + 5 OT on Day 7 = $750.
Seven 10-hour days @ $20 → 40 regular + 30 OT, no DT = $1,700. CA: Day 7 is 8 at 1.5× and 2 at 2×, plus daily 8/12 on Days 1–6.
Skip Wednesday, work the other six 8-hour days @ $20 → not seven days; 40 regular + 8 weekly OT = $1,040 (same as FLSA).
Exactly 40 hours across seven days (six 6-hour days + Day 7 4h) → 40 regular, no 7th-day line.
Seven days 08:00–14:30 lunch 30 @ $20 → 42h worked → 36 regular + 6 OT = $900. FLSA: 40 + 2 = $860.
Overnight Day 7 20:00–08:00 lunch 30 after six 6-hour days → 11.5h all OT on Day 7.

In scope

  • KRS 337.050: seven days in the workweek and week over 40 → ALL Day 7 hours at 1.5×
  • Weekly 40 leftover regular only (KRS 337.285 / FLSA; KAR 1:061 § 9(6) credit)
  • 40-hour gate from 337.050(2)(a) / ELC poster (hours actually worked)
  • Punch-in/out + unpaid lunch; Day 1 is the workweek start

Out of scope

  • California LC 510 7th-day 1.5×/2× — that is /california-overtime/
  • USVI 6th and 7th consecutive plus daily 8 — that is /usvi-overtime/
  • Connecticut restaurant 7th consecutive 1.5× MW — that is /connecticut-restaurant-reporting/
  • Kentucky daily-8 (there is none under 337.285 / 803 KAR 1:061 § 2(2))
  • KRS 337.355 meal periods, 337.365 rest, 337.050(2)(b) listed trades, supervisors (337.050(3))

FAQ

When is seventh-day overtime due in Kentucky under KRS 337.050?

KRS 337.050(1) and the official ELC Wage and Hour poster: any employer who permits an employee to work seven days in any one workweek shall pay time and a half for the time worked on the seventh day. Subsection (2)(a) and the poster: this does not apply where the employee is not permitted to work more than 40 hours during the workweek. This calculator treats a week of 40 hours or fewer actually worked as that exception. When it applies, ALL hours on Day 7 are 1.5×.

Is this the same as California's seventh day of work?

No. Labor Code § 510 pays 1.5× for the first 8 hours on the seventh day of work in the workweek and 2× after 8, even if the week is under 40 hours, and also daily 8/12. Kentucky pays 1.5× for ALL seventh-day hours, only if seven days are worked and the week is over 40, with no double time and no daily overtime. Seven 5-hour days are 35 regular here; on /california-overtime/ Day 7 is 5 overtime.

Does Kentucky pyramid seventh-day overtime into weekly 40?

No. KRS 337.050(2)(a) lets the employer credit overtime already paid for the same hours under any other law. 803 KAR 1:061 § 9(6) credits a 1.5× premium on the seventh day of the workweek toward KRS 337.285 weekly overtime. Hours already at 1.5× on Day 7 are not converted again. Leftover regular on Days 1–6 still converts after 40.

Does Kentucky require daily overtime after eight hours?

No. 803 KAR 1:061 § 2(2): KRS 337.285 does not require overtime for hours over eight in a day or for Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular days of rest as such. This page is not a Kentucky daily-8. The unique punch is seventh-day all-hours 1.5× when seven days are worked and the week exceeds 40.