By state

Built to the strictest standard. Running your state's rules.

CDO's compliance engine was forged in California — daily overtime, fifth-hour meals, premium pay, heat recovery. Everywhere else, the same engine runs each state's actual rules: Nevada's two-tier daily OT, Colorado's COMPS triggers, Washington and Oregon heat standards, New York's spread-of-hours, and the FLSA baseline in the states that keep it simple. One platform, every jurisdiction your crews work in.

The short answer

State labor rules diverge from the federal baseline in three places that cost contractors money: overtime triggers, mandatory breaks, and outdoor heat. The federal FLSA sets a floor — 1.5× the regular rate past 40 hours in a week — and roughly half the states stop there. The rest add their own layers, and they do not resemble each other. California and Colorado have daily overtime; Nevada has daily overtime only for workers paid under a threshold. California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington mandate meal breaks; Texas, Florida, and Arizona mandate none. New York mandates meals but no rest breaks.

Outdoor heat is the fastest-moving area and the most misreported. Enforceable state standards exist in California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada; Colorado's still covers agriculture only (a 2026 law adds data collection and a model plan, not a construction rule). Texas and Florida have gone the other way, passing laws that preempt local heat ordinances. Federal OSHA's heat rule is still in rulemaking: proposed in August 2024, with no final rule as of October 2026.

WA NY OR NV CA CO AZ TX FL
California — full library Guide published FLSA baseline, guide not yet written
Nine guides published; the engine runs everywhere. A state without a guide isn't a state CDO can't handle — the federal FLSA baseline applies nationwide and is built in. These are the states where enough diverges from the baseline that it was worth writing down.
All states, one table

Where the rules actually diverge.

StateOvertime triggerMeal breaksRest breaksOutdoor heat rule
California Daily 8 · double time 12 · 7th day Required Required Yes — §3395
Texas Weekly 40 40 only None None None
Florida Weekly 40 40 only None None None
Arizona Weekly 40 40 only None None None
Nevada Two-tier: daily 8-hr OT below $18.00/hr; weekly 40 for everyone Required Required Yes
Colorado 1.5× past 40/week, past 12/day, or past 12 consecutive hours Required Required Ag only
Washington Weekly 40 Required Required Yes
Oregon Weekly 40 Required Required Yes
New York Weekly 40 Required None None

Simplified for comparison — every cell has conditions the state page explains. Nevada's daily overtime only applies below a pay threshold; Colorado's heat rule still covers agriculture only; New York mandates meals but no rest breaks. Summaries as of October 2026; verify with each state's labor department.

The guides
California · Deep dive

California contractors

The strictest regime in the country — daily OT, §512 meals, §226.7 premiums, heat recovery — covered by full guides and calculators.

Open the California library Texas

Texas contractors

Weekly only — 1.5× past 40 hrs (federal FLSA). No state break mandates — the full picture, at the punch level.

See Texas rules Florida

Florida contractors

Weekly only — 1.5× past 40 hrs (federal FLSA). State-mandated breaks — the full picture, at the punch level.

See Florida rules Arizona

Arizona contractors

Weekly only — 1.5× past 40 hrs (federal FLSA). No state break mandates — the full picture, at the punch level.

See Arizona rules Nevada

Nevada contractors

Two-tier: daily 8-hr OT below $18.00/hr; weekly 40 for everyone. State-mandated breaks — the full picture, at the punch level.

See Nevada rules Colorado

Colorado contractors

1.5× past 40/week, past 12/day, or past 12 consecutive hours — whichever pays more. State-mandated breaks — the full picture, at the punch level.

See Colorado rules Washington

Washington contractors

Weekly — 1.5× past 40 hrs. State-mandated breaks — the full picture, at the punch level.

See Washington rules Oregon

Oregon contractors

Weekly — 1.5× past 40 hrs (daily rules apply to manufacturing, not construction). State-mandated breaks — the full picture, at the punch level.

See Oregon rules New York

New York contractors

Weekly — 1.5× past 40 hrs (the 44-hour rule does NOT apply to construction). State-mandated breaks — the full picture, at the punch level.

See New York rules

More states on the way — the engine already runs the federal FLSA baseline everywhere. Summaries as of October 2026; verify current rules with each state's labor department. CDO provides software, not legal advice.

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