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Record hours worked every workday and workweek. Pay overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate. Keep payroll records for at least 3 years."},{"id":"question:us:everyday:overtime-pay#3","question":"What happens if I do nothing?","answer":"Employees can recover unpaid overtime plus an equal amount in liquidated damages, and repeated or willful violations carry civil penalties."},{"id":"question:us:everyday:overtime-pay#4","question":"Who regulates this?","answer":"U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:overtime-pay#5","question":"What is the deadline?","answer":"Overtime is due on the regular payday for the period; claims can be brought within 2 years, or 3 years for willful violations."}],"answered_of_five":5,"gap_notes":[{"field":"if_nothing","note":"Civil penalty amounts are adjusted for inflation every year; the current amounts are published by the Department of Labor.","url":"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/resources/penalties"}],"case_law":{"status":"not_in_register","cases":[],"note":"No court decision in the register applies this rule yet; the answer rests on the cited provisions."},"related":[{"id":"agent:eu:everyday:working-time","type":"agent","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/everyday-agent?id=agent:eu:everyday:working-time"},{"id":"agent:us:everyday:door-to-door-cooling-off","type":"agent","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/everyday-agent?id=agent:us:everyday:door-to-door-cooling-off"},{"id":"agent:us:everyday:fair-housing","type":"agent","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/everyday-agent?id=agent:us:everyday:fair-housing"},{"id":"chain:us:contractor:contractor-misclassification","type":"answer","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/sme-graph?id=chain:us:contractor:contractor-misclassification&view=compact"},{"id":"chain:us:employment:flsa-overtime","type":"answer","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/sme-graph?id=chain:us:employment:flsa-overtime&view=compact"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:overtime-pay#1","type":"question","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/en/everyday/us-overtime-pay"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:overtime-pay#2","type":"question","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/en/everyday/us-overtime-pay"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:overtime-pay#3","type":"question","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/en/everyday/us-overtime-pay"}],"related_count":8,"page":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/en/everyday/us-overtime-pay","note":"Not legal advice. 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