As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect employee compensation. If a non-exempt employee works more than 40 hours per week, what is their overtime pay rate?

150 percent of base pay equals 1.5 times the regular rate of pay, which is the federally mandated overtime standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act for non-exempt employees working more than 40 hours in a workweek. This federal floor applies nationwide, and states may only set higher - not lower - minimums, making the rate consistent across all states.

While some states provide additional overtime protections, the FLSA establishes a uniform federal minimum of 1.5x for all non-exempt employees, so the overtime rate is not simply variable by state.

Non-exempt employees are precisely the class of workers covered by FLSA overtime provisions and must receive overtime pay - it is exempt employees who are excluded from these requirements.

50 percent of base pay represents only half-time pay, not the legally required time-and-a-half (1.5x) rate mandated by the FLSA.