As such, you are entitled to overtime if you work more than 8 hours in a day, even if you do not work more than 40 hours in the week. If someone who is nonexempt works 40 hours in a week, they are entitled to 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for every hour worked beyond 40.In general, if you have worked more than 40 hours in a pay week, and are not "exempt", you must be paid an overtime rate for all hours over 40. The FLSA states that all nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay for working over 40 hours in a workweek. There is no limit in the Act on the number of hours employees aged 16 and older may work in any workweek. Working over 8 hours in a single day. While some other states (such as California) do have a daily overtime limit, New York does not. Most employees cannot work more than 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day. If they do, their employer must pay them 1.5 times their normal pay. In New York, like most states in the US, non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime pay if they have worked more than 40 hours in a week.