There is no limit under Kentucky law on the number of hours that an employee can be made to work as mandatory overtime. However, unless the employee is exempt, he or she must be paid at an overtime wage rate of time and a half their regular hourly wage rate.

What is Kentucky law on mandatory overtime?

 

A: There is no limit under Kentucky law on the number of hours that an employee can be made to work as mandatory overtime.  However, unless the employee is exempt, he or she must be paid at an overtime wage rate of time and a half their regular hourly wage rate.