State Overtime Laws
California Overtime Laws
Unpaid Overtime Law in California
Many California workers are denied the wages that they are owed under Federal and California law. If you are an California worker who has been unlawfully denied overtime, you have the right to participate in a lawsuit against your employer. California overtime lawyers can help you recover what you are owed.
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Detailed California Overtime Laws
California Minimum Wage & Overtime Pay Quick Facts
California Minimum Wage:
- California's minimum wage is $8.00 per hour.
- California minimum wage cannot be waived by any agreement.
- The minimum wage for sheepherders is $1,422.52 per month.
- California employers cannot use a tip credit towards the minimum wage.
California Overtime Law:
- Non-exempt workers should receive overtime pay when working more than 8 hours in a day, 40 hours in a week or six days in a week.
- Overtime must be provided, regardless of where the time was authorized.
- There are several exemptions under California overtime law.
- Employees should be compensated for hours in which he or she is "suffered or permitted to work." In other words, employees should be paid for time spend doing work the employer knew or should have known about.
California Vacation Policy FAQs
Under California vacation pay law, employers are not required to offer vacation time. However, if they elect to offer vacation time, they must abide by California vacation pay laws. California use it or lose it policies are illegal under California vacation law. For more information on vacation pay law in California, visit our vacation pay FAQ page.
California Wage and Hour FAQs
For more information on California wage and hour law, visit our California wage and hour FAQ page.
For More Information, visit the California Department of Labor Website