1.5× after 40 hours — but residential and agricultural have different thresholds.
New York's standard overtime rule is 1.5× the regular rate for hours over 40 per workweek. But two NY-specific carve-outs exist: residential employees (those who reside on the employer's premises) earn OT after 44 hours; agricultural workers earn OT after 52 hours in 2026, phasing to 40 hours by 2032. There is no daily overtime threshold in New York.
Weekly Overtime
Calculates 1.5× pay for hours over the applicable weekly threshold. Auto-routes residential and agricultural workers to their respective thresholds. Tracks the agricultural phase-down schedule annually.
What the rule does at the weekly threshold.
The hero card configuration: Avoid on schedule projection, Flag on timesheet entry. Here's what each does at runtime.
When a worker is scheduled for hours that would push them past the applicable weekly threshold (40/44/52), the schedule preview shows projected OT cost. Decision-aware scheduling, not blocking.
On the timesheet, hours past the threshold tag as OT for that worker. The threshold applied is logged based on worker classification (standard, residential, agricultural).
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Three thresholds, one OT rate (1.5×). No daily OT.
Unlike California, New York has no daily overtime — only weekly. The complexity lies in which weekly threshold applies, which depends on worker classification.
Standard 40-hour threshold
For most New York non-exempt employees, the threshold is 40 hours per workweek — same as the federal FLSA. NY does not have daily overtime. A worker who logs 16 hours on Saturday and 24 hours across the rest of the week (total 40) earns no OT — the threshold is purely weekly.
Residential employees: 44 hours
12 NYCRR § 142-2.2 sets the OT threshold at 44 hours/week for employees who reside on the employer's premises (live-in domestic workers, residential building staff, etc.). Same 1.5× multiplier — just kicks in 4 hours later. NY-specific rule with no federal equivalent.
Teambridge applies the right threshold per worker, every week.
Most NY OT mistakes happen when the wrong threshold is applied — typically a residential worker on the standard 40-hour threshold, or an agricultural worker on a stale 60-hour threshold from before the phase-down.
Standard / residential / agricultural.
Each worker is tagged at hire as standard (40-hour threshold), residential (44-hour), or agricultural (current phase-down threshold). The tag determines OT calculation.
Hours past threshold tag automatically.
At payroll close, hours worked are summed per worker per workweek. Hours past the applicable threshold tag as OT. 1.5× multiplier applied at the worker's regular rate of pay.
OT cost surfaced before publish.
When publishing a weekly schedule, Teambridge surfaces projected OT per worker — informing scheduling decisions before they're made.
Annual phase-down tracked.
The agricultural threshold drops 4 hours every two years through 2032. Teambridge applies the new threshold from each effective date automatically.
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