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. If you have issues with wages, compensation, overtime, child worker laws, etc. Call the New York State Department of Labor at 516-794-8195. 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. The FLSA says that all employees are entitled to overtime pay unless their primary job duties are listed as exempt. Employers are required to pay an overtime rate of 1 ½ times the normal rate to non-exempt employees for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempts (or excludes) certain employees from its minimum wage and overtime laws. New York law states that an employer is responsible to pay the federal overtime compensation for every hour the employee works in excess of 40 hours per week.