New Jersey Overtime Rules | Overtime Lawyers NJ

New Jersey Overtime Rules provide that you are entitled to overtime in New Jersey for any amount of time worked over 40 hours. The minimum wage in New Jersey is $7.25. You would be entitled to 1.5x your hourly rate for any overtime in excess of 40 hours. If you have been denied overtime in New Jersey, you may be entitled to additional damages beyond what was already owed to you. New Jersey Overtime Rules also provide for numerous exemptions. For example, administrators, executives and professionals earning a minimum of $455 per week are not entitled to overtime.

New Jersey Overtime Rules are very complicated. We can answer your questions and advise you on whether you are entitled to overtime for no charge. Please contact our NJ Employment Lawyers for a free consultation.

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Tom McKinney is an experienced NJ Employment Lawyer in all major areas of labor and employment law, including discrimination, harassment, overtime violations, wage and hour claims, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, LAD, FLSA, and all other employment law claims. Tom is admitted to practice in the States of New Jersey and New York, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, District of New Jersey, and United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Prior to forming the firm, Tom practiced at Gibbons P.C. in Newark, NJ. If you have any questions regarding this article, contact Tom here today.