While these occupations must be paid overtime, New York State. Labor Law requires an overtime rate of 1½ times the state minimum wage for their overtime hours,.We enforce the State Labor Laws for minimum wage, hours of work, employment of minors, payment of wages, farm labor, nursing mothers in the workplace, and more. New York law follows the FLSA in requiring overtime pay for any time an employee works over 40 hours a week. The basic rule is straightforward: employees are entitled to one and a half times their regular pay rate for any hours worked over 40 in a week. Some occupations are exempt from the overtime pay provisions of the State Labor Law (Section 651) and the FLSA.