What Are the Rules on Overtime Pay Under California Law?

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What Are the Rules on Overtime Pay Under
California Law?
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California workers are entitled to overtime pay
when they work more than 40 hours in a week or
more than 8 hours in a day, provided they do not
work in particular occupations that are exempt
from overtime under California wage and labor
laws. At Rager Law Firm, A Los Angeles overtime
violations attorney knows that some California
employers circumvent wage laws illegally. Being
staunch advocates for the working class, they
frown on this practice and address claims
regarding it with aggression.
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Federal And State Protection For Overtime Pay
Both state and federal laws require that
Californias employers pay overtime when a worker
exceeds a specific number of worked hours. Unless
you are exempt from being paid overtime, you are
legally required to collect it. In California,
you are entitled to overtime at a rate of
one-and-one-half times your regular pay for

• Hours worked over 40 in a week

• Hours worked over 8 in a day

• The first 8 hours worked on day seven in a work
  week, when worked consecutively

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Your regular pay rate is the amount of
compensation you receive for your work divided by
the number of hours worked. For instance, if you
are an hourly employee, your hourly rate is your
regular pay rate. If you are a salaried employee
who was hired to work on a full-time basis, then
you figure your regular pay rate by dividing your
salary by 40.
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Workers who receive other forms of compensation,
such as bonuses for attendance or performance or
those who receive a shift differential, should
include those figures into calculating their
regular pay rate too. Overtime pay increases to
double your regular pay rate when you work in
excess of 12 hours in one day or if you put in
more than 8 hours on the seventh consecutive day
of the work week.
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For instance, lets say you normally earn 25 per
hour and work eight hours a day during a normal
Monday-Friday workweek. Your employer asks you to
work an additional 4 hours on Saturday and 10
hours on Sunday. In this scenario, you would be
entitled to your base pay of 25 an hour for 40
hours, 37.50 an hour for 12 hours (4 on Saturday
and the first 8 on Sunday), and 50 an hour for
the remaining 2 hours of your Sunday shift.
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Exempt Employees
Some employees are exempt from overtime pay, no
matter how many hours they put in. Some examples
of employees who are exempt from being paid
overtime include some types of agriculture
workers, some airline employees, taxi drivers,
some bus drivers, some commercial vehicle
drivers, and anyone who is employed by a parent,
spouse or child. This is not an exhaustive list.
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Contact an Attorney
If you have not been receiving overtime pay,
Jeffrey Rager want to help. A Los Angeles
overtime violations attorney is eager to hear
from you and help you get the justice (and pay)
you deserve.
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Contact Rager Law Firm
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