Employers often pay their employees every two weeks. When they do, sometimes the employer will only pay overtime rates if the employee works more than 80 hours over the two weeks, even if they work more than 40 hours during one of the weeks. This is improper, as the employer is required to pay overtime rates for the hours in excess of 40 for the one week, even though the two week total is not more than 80 hours.
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