Labor Commissioner Michael Tanchek today announced a change to Nevada’s daily overtime requirement that will take effect this summer.

As of July 1^st, 2008, employees who receive qualified health benefits from their employers and earn less than $8.775 per hour and employees earning less than $10.275 per hour who do not receive qualified health benefits must be paid overtime whenever they work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period.  Nevada is one of six states with a daily overtime requirement in addition to the more familiar requirement to pay overtime for more than 40 hours in a work week.

These increases are a result of the recent adjustments to Nevada’s minimum wage required by the 2006 amendment to the Nevada Constitution.

“What sets Nevada apart from the other states is that our daily overtime requirement is tied to the minimum wage,” Tanchek said, “This is a significant enforcement issue for us because many employers are unfamiliar with the daily overtime requirement.”

Future increases in the minimum wage resulting from changes in the federal minimum wage or the consumer price index will also increase the daily overtime rates.

More information regarding overtime and a copy of the annual bulletin is available through the Labor Commissioner’s office:  (702) 486-2650, Las Vegas; (775) 687-4850, Carson City; or online at http://www.laborcommissioner.com.