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Overtime pay is the additional pay an employee receives for working beyond their regular hours in a work week, usually beyond 40 hours. This additional pay is typically calculated as one and a half ...

If an hourly employee works beyond 40 hours in a week, they are entitled to overtime pay. However, if that employee performs different roles at different pay rates, you may have to use a “blended rate ...

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A new deduction allows workers to subtract part of their overtime wages from their 2025 taxable income, lowering some taxpayers' bills in April. However, workers will need to calculate their deduction ...