Payment of at least one and a half times the regular pay rate for overtime to all eligible, non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek. South Carolina does not have its own overtime laws.Overtime in South Carolina is set at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate for workers who work over 40 hours a week. The state of South Carolina has no overtime law of its own. Complete a Wage Claim Form: Visit the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation website to download and fill out the Wage Complaint form. Most workers in South Carolina are entitled to overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. In certain circumstances, however, there are exemptions. Appropriate overtime rate. § 203 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. Federal law requires that most employees who work more than 40 hours a week receive overtime pay.