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What is overtime in California?: According to California labor laws overtime pay is compensation to non-exempt employees for any time that is worked beyond 8 hours in a single workday or more than 40 hours in a work week. Some classes of employees, like managers, may be exempt from the general overtime law mentioned above.
When do the wage and hour laws require overtime pay in California?: When an hourly employee works more than 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, the employer must pay them 1½ times their hourly rate for all hours worked beyond 8 hours and up to 12 hours per workday. They must be paid double overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 12 hours per workday or more than 8 hours on the seventh successive day in a work week.
How can I prove that my California overtime pay calculation is accurate and that I actually worked the hours that I spent working overtime?: Your employer is responsible for keeping accurate records of all employee time spent performing work-related activities. Failure to maintain these records may require your employer to pay overtime based on your reasonable estimate of how many hours of overtime you worked.
Am I entitled to overtime pay in California if I didn’t get approval from my employer to work the additional hours?: California wage and hour rules entitles an employee to overtime pay if their employer knows or should reasonably know that they are working overtime, even without prior approval.
According to the rules for overtime pay in California, how long do I have to file an overtime pay claim?: California labor laws on overtime typically allow a recovery of overtime pay for up to 4 years before the filing of a wage and hour lawsuit.