In Sweden, the solstice is tied to the celebration of Midsummer, though the date is set at June 24 every year while the date of the summer solstice moves. Whether you stare at the sun, feast, drink or dance, be sure to enjoy the solsticeâthe days only get darker from here.
For covered, nonexempt employees, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires overtime pay (PDF) to be at least one and one-half times an employee's regular rate of pay after 40 hours of work in a workweek. Some exceptions apply under special circumstances to police and firefighters and to employees of hospitals and nursing homes.
The U.S. Department of Labor's regulations for determining what must be counted as hours worked are found in Part 785 of the wage and hour regulations, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations. For the majority of non-exempt employees, overtime will be an issue if the hours worked exceed 40 in a seven-day workweek. In general, an employer must pay employees for all hours in which they are suffered or permitted to work. Only hours actually worked in excess of 40 in a seven-day workweek are counted toward overtime pay; paid leave hours and paid holiday hours do not count toward overtime pay.