Understanding Caregiver Overtime Compensation in Wyoming
This video explains how overtime pay applies to home-care workers in Wyoming. For live-out employees, overtime pay at a rate of 1.5 × their regular hourly wage applies for hours beyond the standard workweek; live-in workers are exempt from the overtime requirement. The video also notes that holiday work does not automatically trigger overtime for live-in workers under state rules.
Who we empower every day
By Role
- Agency Owners — Ensure payroll policies reflect correct overtime application for live-out vs live-in staff and avoid misclassification risk.
By Persona
- Supervisors — Monitor staff schedules, ensure hours beyond threshold are captured, communicate overtime eligibility.
- Billers/Payroll — Integrate time-tracking (which may be captured via EVV system) with overtime pay calculations and correct classification.
- Schedulers — Build shifts that respect overtime thresholds, manage staffing to avoid excessive overtime costs or compliance issues.
- Caregivers — Understand their rights for overtime pay when they are live-out, know when live-in status changes eligibility.
- On-Call/Backup Coordinators — Recognize overtime implications when deploying backup staff, ensure shifts are structured fairly and lawfully.
Because overtime pay is tied to work status (live-out vs live-in) and correct hourly tracking, it’s vital your agency’s scheduling, time capture (via EVV or mobile clock-in/out), and payroll systems are aligned. Mis-application can lead to compliance risk and staff dissatisfaction.