California overtime (OT) laws require non-exempt employees to earn one-and-a-half times their regular rate of pay when they work extra hours. Any work in excess of 12 hours in one day shall be compensated at the rate of no less than twice the regular rate of pay for an employee.Nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 8 hours a day or more than 40 hours a week. An eligible employee should receive overtime after working 40 hours at their regular rate of pay in a single week. If someone who is nonexempt works 40 hours in a week, they are entitled to 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for every hour worked beyond 40. You must pay employees overtime at least 1.5x the regular rate of pay for all hours over 40 in a given workweek. In California, the overtime rate must be paid for hours worked over eight in a workday and over 40 in a workweek. For all hours worked in excess of eight on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek. There are, a number of exemptions from the overtime law. If you work overtime of eight hours or more in a single day, you're entitled to time and a half pay.