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Count every hour past the threshold.

Estimate overtime hours and time-and-a-half compensation for a 7–28 day FLSA Section 207(k) work period.

207(k)

This is not the standard 40-hour-week rule. For eligible public-agency employees, Section 207(k) permits longer work periods: 171 hours per 28 days for law enforcement or 212 for fire protection, prorated here to the selected period.

Work-period details

4 INPUTS

Employee category

Choose the 207(k) category used by the public agency.

Agency work period

days

Enter the formally adopted work period, from 7 through 28 days.

Total hours worked in the period

hours

Use compensable hours, not simply scheduled or on-duty hours.

Regular hourly rate

$/ hr

The FLSA “regular rate” may include more than base salary.

ESTIMATED 207(k) THRESHOLDChoose a period171 hours ÷ 28 days for law enforcement

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The work period changes the line.

Enter the agency’s adopted period—not a calendar week—to see where Section 207(k) overtime begins.

ESTIMATED OVERTIME COMPENSATION

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OVERTIME HOURS—Hours above the threshold

207(k) THRESHOLD——

OVERTIME RATE—1.5 × regular rate

Pay breakdown

The overtime compensation shown above includes straight time plus the additional half-time premium for overtime hours.

Straight-time value of overtime hours—

Additional half-time premium—

Total compensation for overtime hours—

Overtime estimate

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Important: This estimate assumes the employee and agency qualify for Section 207(k), the selected work period was properly adopted, all entered hours are compensable, and the entered regular rate is complete. Collective-bargaining agreements, state or local law, compensatory time, sleep time, tour trades, special details, exemptions, and rate inclusions can change the result.

For informational purposes only, not legal or payroll advice.