# Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-405: 39-3-405 Overtime compensation

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-405
- **Heading:** 39-3-405 Overtime compensation
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 39 / Chapter 3 / Part 4 / Section 39-3-405

## Text

39-3-405 . Overtime compensation. (1) An employer may not employ any employee for a workweek longer than 40 hours unless the employee receives compensation for employment in excess of 40 hours in a workweek at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 times the hourly wage rate at which the employee is employed.

(2) An overtime provision does not apply for farm workers.

(3) Employers of students at an amusement or recreational area that operates on a seasonal basis who furnish the students with board, lodging, or other facilities may not employ the students for a workweek longer than 48 hours, unless the students receive compensation for their employment in excess of 48 hours in a workweek at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 times the hourly wage rate at which they are employed.

(4) The application of the overtime provisions of subsection (1) to the employment of firefighters and law enforcement officers by the state must be consistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and consistent with regulations promulgated under the act.

## Nearby sections

- [Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-401 39-3-401 Declaration of policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T39_C3_P4_S39-3-401.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-402 39-3-402 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T39_C3_P4_S39-3-402.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-403 39-3-403 Rulemaking authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T39_C3_P4_S39-3-403.md)
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- [Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-406 39-3-406 Exclusions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T39_C3_P4_S39-3-406.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-407 39-3-407 Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T39_C3_P4_S39-3-407.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-408 39-3-408 Provisions cumulative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T39_C3_P4_S39-3-408.md)
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