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Employees who are not exempt from overtime must be paid time and one-half their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in the established work week. Just because you are paid on salary (instead of hourly) does not automatically mean you are exempt. Comp time is ONLY available to public sector (local, state, federal government) employees, not private sector. Many employees who are exempt receive ST for OT as a perk. You can contact the Dept of Labor with questions about this and other labor questions at 1-866-4US-WAGE.