
Overtime Requirement for California Employers
Generally, a nonexempt employee must receive premium (or overtime) pay for all hours worked over eight (8) in any day or forty (40) in any week. (Labor Code §510.) These requirements apply to every employer in California. Time and a Half Over 8 hours in one day. Employees that work over eight hours in one day must be paid 1.5 times his regular rate of pay for the first four hours worked in excess of eight. For example, if employee works an 11 hour work day, he will be paid his regular rate for hours 1-8 and then 1.5 times his regular rate for 3 additional hours, representing hours 8-11. Seventh consecutive day of work. If an employee works seven consecutive days, then the employee must be paid 1.5 times his regular…