These employees must be paid overtime at a rate of 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for each hour worked beyond 40 hours in a single workweek. According to Virginia overtime laws, overtime pay is required for any non-exempt employees.Virginia's Payment of Wage Law is contained in § 40.1-29 of the Code of Virginia. Virginia's. Overtime Law is contained in § 40.1-29.2 of the Code of Virginia. Salaries or pay on an "other regular basis" to nonexempt employees must be treated as pay for 40 hours worked within a workweek. Like the FLSA, the VOWA generally requires employers to pay nonexempt employees an overtime rate of 1.5 for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The federal overtime provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An uptodate guide on Virginia labor laws. Discover the latest changes to Virginia laws on overtime, minimum wage, and more. In Virginia, nonexempt employees must be paid 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek.