Overtime in Louisiana

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Published July 14, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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Louisiana overtime: min wage authority is Louisiana has NO state minimum wage statute. The Louisiana Revised Statutes contain no minimum wage rate-setting provision; covered employees are entitled to the federal floor of $7.25/hr under 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C). Louisiana is one of five U.S. states with no state minimum wage law (the others are Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee — the TN pattern was previously confirmed in this ANO-831 sweep).; min wage effective date is 2009-07-24.

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Citation: 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1)

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Min Wage Authority: Louisiana has NO state minimum wage statute. The Louisiana Revised Statutes contain no minimum wage rate-setting provision; covered employees are entitled to the federal floor of $7.25/hr under 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C). Louisiana is one of five U.S. states with no state minimum wage law (the others are Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee — the TN pattern was previously confirmed in this ANO-831 sweep).
Min Wage Effective Date: 2009-07-24
Minimum Wage: 7.25

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Overtime in Louisiana

Louisiana employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay overtime under 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1), which generally requires one and one-half times an employee’s regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. The statute sets out the basic overtime obligation, including how the regular rate is determined and what types of compensation are included or excluded. Exceptions exist for certain job categories and industries, but the specific criteria are detailed in the official source. The worked example below applies the federal rule to a hypothetical weekly paycheck of $300.00 to illustrate the calculation. For an estimate tailored to your situation, use the DocketMath overtime calculator.

Wage calculation example

For a Louisiana wage or overtime example, use only values backed by the verified rule packet. The verified packet cites 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/207).

Example inputs:

Hourly rate: $20
Hours at issue: 10
Applied multiplier: 1.5x

Calculation:

Multiply the hourly rate by the hours at issue.
Apply the verified multiplier when the claim type requires it.
Example amount: $300.00

This example is generated from packet-backed values. Confirm coverage, exemptions, lookback periods, and liquidated-damages rules before relying on the amount.