Does this calculator decide coverage?

No. The calculator estimates pay from entered hours and verified threshold data; it does not decide exemptions, coverage, industry rules, public-sector rules, or wage-claim deadlines.

Why add only a half-time premium?

Straight time is paid for every entered hour first. Overtime adds only the extra premium required to make overtime hours equal time-and-a-half, which avoids stacking two premiums on the same hour.

State

StateAll Rhode Island tools

Rhode Island overtime is time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek under RI General Laws §28-12, with a separate retail Sunday and holiday premium recorded in the state source. — Source

Rhode Island wage and hour

Rhode Island Overtime Calculator

Enter weekly hours, regular hourly pay, and includable extra pay to estimate time-and-a-half overtime without stacking two rules on the same hour.

Enter weekly hours and pay

This calculator reads the verified weekly threshold (40) and multiplier (1.5) from the state registry. It does not decide exemptions.

The Rhode Island overtime rule this calculator models

Rhode Island overtime is time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek under RI General Laws §28-12, with a separate retail Sunday and holiday premium recorded in the state source. The calculator pays straight time for all entered hours, then adds the overtime premium only for hours above the verified threshold. That structure prevents stacking two overtime premiums on the same hour.

Basic formula

regular-rate base = hourly pay for all hours + includable extra pay regular rate = regular-rate base ÷ total hours overtime hours = max(0, total hours − 40) overtime premium = overtime hours × regular rate × (1.5 − 1)

Worked example

One weekly-overtime week

hours worked = 45 weekly threshold = 40 overtime premium hours = 5 gross pay = all straight-time earnings + 5 half-time premiums

What this does not determine

Whether the worker is exempt from state or federal overtime.
Whether the employer is covered by the state rule, the federal FLSA, or both.
Whether bonuses, commissions, multiple rates, or tip credits require a different regular-rate analysis.
Whether public-sector, agricultural, retail, seasonal, collective-bargaining, or industry-specific exceptions apply.
Whether a wage claim is timely or which agency process a worker should choose.

State-specific source notes

Statute/source anchor: RI General Laws § 28-12 and § 28-12-4.3.
Agency and wage-claim process: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. DLT is the verified labor-standards agency; this page does not calculate claim filing or prevailing-wage procedures.
Neighbor contrast: Massachusetts has no equivalent statewide retail Sunday-and-holiday premium after its old Sunday premium phase-out, while Rhode Island keeps a retail premium rule.

Sources and verification

The threshold, multiplier, and source link are read from src/data/states.json. Values marked unverified render no calculator. The calculation was checked with a Node test for Rhode Island covering no overtime, overtime above the weekly threshold, additional includable pay, nonnegative inputs, and visible DOM output. Primary source: Rhode Island overtime source.

Common questions

Does Rhode Island require daily overtime?

Rhode Island adds a separate retail Sunday and holiday premium, but the ordinary overtime calculator still uses a weekly threshold and avoids stacking the same hour twice.

Does this calculator decide whether I am covered?

No. Coverage can depend on employer size, FLSA coverage, job duties, public-sector status, industry, or other exemptions. The result is a pay estimate for entered hours using the verified rule, not a legal coverage determination.

Why does the calculator add only a half-time premium?

The gross-pay method pays straight time for every hour first. Overtime is then the extra premium needed to bring overtime hours to time-and-a-half. That avoids paying the same overtime hour twice.

What source does this page use?

The page reads Rhode Island overtime threshold, multiplier, and source URL from the shared state registry. The visible source link in the fact block points to the state-specific source recorded for this rule.