You worked 48 hours during the week. How many of those hours were on Thanksgiving day? You got paid more than time and half for that day, so all those hours count as overtime pay as far as the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) is concerned. That they called it premium pay because you were actually paid more than time and half does not change that it counts as part of your overtime pay. So, for example, if Amy works 48 hours during the week, including 8 hours on Thanksgiving, she has 8 hours of overtime she must be paid. If the employer paid her at least time and half for the 8 hours on Thanksgiving day, then the employer has satisfied the law because she got at least 8 hours of overtime pay (i.e. pay at time and half or more).

