Overtime: Nevada
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Dora V. Lane, Holland & Hart LLP
Summary
- Nevada has two basic overtime law requirements: (1) daily for hours worked over eight in a 24-hour period, and (2) weekly for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. See Overview.
- There are few regulations regarding the implementation of the state overtime law for private employers. See Computing Overtime.
- Private employers may not substitute compensatory time for overtime pay, but state employees may accrue compensatory time within limits. See Pubic Employees.