Wisconsin · 16- and 17-year-olds · after 10/day or 40/week
Wisconsin 16/17 minors overtime (after 10 or 40)
DWD 270.11(1)(c)4 pays 1.5× after 10 in a day or 40 in a workweek, whichever is greater for 16- and 17-year-olds. Daily-10 then leftover weekly-40 — no pyramid. Classic 3×12h @ $20 → $780 vs FLSA $720 vs CA 510 $840 vs OR mfg $780 (adult mills). Two 14h days → $640 vs FLSA $560. Adults use DWD 274 after 40 only. Not CA MP minors.
How DWD 270.11(1)(c)4 pays
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s Guide to Employment of Minors Laws states: minors 16 or 17 years of age are entitled to time and one-half the regular rate of pay if they work longer than 10 hours in a day or 40 hours in a work week, whichever is greater, citing Wis. Admin. Code § DWD 270.11(1)(c)4. The Hours of Work and Overtime FAQ restates that 16- and 17-year-old minors must receive one and one half times the regular rate for all hours worked in excess of 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
This calculator pays the greater number the same way Oregon manufacturing does: hours over 10 in a day at 1.5×, then leftover regular hours over 40 in the workweek at 1.5×, so the same hour is not paid twice. Check Adult / high-school graduate to use DWD 274 weekly 40 only (DWD: graduates can work the same hours as adults; 16/17 hour caps were lifted, but the daily-10 overtime line is the minors regulation). Check Agriculture to turn the row off — DWD 274.04 / the overtime FAQ exempt agricultural employees from Wisconsin overtime.
Three 12h days @ $20 → 30 regular + 6 OT = $780.
Same punches on /overtime/ → $720.
Same on /california-overtime/ → $840 (after 8 daily).
Same on /oregon-manufacturing-overtime/ → $780 (adult mill/cannery statute).
Two 14h days @ $20 → $640 vs FLSA $560.
Five 12h days @ $20 → greater-of weekly 40 = $1,400 (not 10 daily + 20 weekly pyramid $1,500).
Five 10h days @ $20 → $1,100 (weekly 40; no day over 10).
Adult toggle on three 12h days → $720.
Sources
- DWD Guide to Wisconsin’s Employment of Minors Laws — DWD 270.11(1)(c)4 16/17 after 10/day or 40/week, whichever is greater (HTTP 200)
- DWD Hours of Work and Overtime FAQ — 16 and 17-year-olds 1.5× over 10/day or 40/week; agriculture listed among overtime exemptions (HTTP 200)
- DWD Hours of Work and Overtime — general DWD 274 after 40 for covered adults (HTTP 200)
FAQ
When do Wisconsin 16- and 17-year-olds earn overtime?
DWD 270.11(1)(c)4 / DWD minors lawguide + overtime FAQ: 1.5× after 10 hours in a day or 40 hours in a workweek, whichever is greater.
Is this the same as FLSA weekly 40?
No on short weeks with long days. Three 12-hour days @ $20 are $780 here vs $720 on /overtime/. Five 10-hour days match at $1,100.
Is this Oregon manufacturing after 10 or 40?
No. That page is adult mills/factories/canneries (ORS 652.020 / 653.265). This page is Wisconsin 16/17 minors. Same dollars on 3×12h; adult checkbox here drops to $720.
Is this California motion-picture minors?
No. CA WO 12 § 3(E) is 1.5× all hours on the 6th consecutive workday. Wisconsin has no that band.
Is this Oregon minors reporting time?
No. /oregon-minors-adequate-work/ is a reporting-time floor when a minor reports and is not given enough work. This page is overtime on hours actually worked.