Overtime in Tennessee

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Published July 14, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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Tennessee overtime: min wage authority is Tennessee has NO state minimum wage statute. The Tennessee Code Annotated contains 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).; 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: Tennessee has NO state minimum wage statute. The Tennessee Code Annotated contains 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).
Min Wage Effective Date: 2009-07-24
Minimum Wage: 7.25

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Overtime in Tennessee

In Tennessee, the federal overtime rule under 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) generally requires overtime pay at a rate of one and one‑half times an employee’s regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. The statute itself does not set a specific dollar amount for the overtime rate; instead, the regular rate is divided by the prescribed multiplier. The official source at https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/207 provides the exact formula and any applicable exceptions. A verified figure of $300.00 may appear in the worked example below, which demonstrates the calculation step‑by‑step. To estimate overtime pay for a particular situation, use the DocketMath calculator with the individual’s regular rate and weekly hours.

Wage calculation example

For a Tennessee 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.