If an employee works more than 40 hours in a workweek they must be paid 1.5 times their base rate for all hours worked beyond 40 hours. For eligible employees, employers must pay one and a half times the employee's regular rate of pay for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek.Pennsylvania employers must pay employees 1.5 times the regular rate of pay for all time worked over 40 hours in a week. Overtime pay: for each hour worked over 40 per week, you earn 1.5 times your normal pay. ("time and one half"). What are employees' rights in Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania labor laws cover various aspects of employment including minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks, discrimination and more. Pennsylvania's overtime law aligns with federal law, allowing all nonexempt employees to earn overtime at 1.5 times the regular wage rate. Resulted in the payment of overtime. Cannot require an Employee to accept compensatory leave in lieu of overtime pay.