Help make pay equity the norm in California. Tools and resources for employers, employees and unions to comply with the Equal Pay Act are now available.Nonexempt employees must also receive overtime pay for the first eight hours of work on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek. Under California law, employees are to be paid one and a half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over eight in a day and 40 in a workweek. Employers generally have the right to require mandatory overtime as needed, and employees usually cannot refuse your request that they work overtime. California overtime laws. A fulltime work week in California is 40 hours. Anything over 40 hours should be paid out at 1.5x regular wages. If you're an eligible employee who works more than eight hours in a workday or more than 40 hours in a workweek, you're eligible for overtime. In excess of 12 hours in one day; More than 8 hours on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek. Exemptions.