Under California wage law, employees that work over 8 hours in one day or over 40 hours in a work week are entitled to overtime pay. For more information on California minimum wage.You're entitled to overtime pay at a rate of 1.5 times your regular hourly rate for all hours worked over 8 in a workday or 40 in a workweek. We enforce the State Labor Laws for minimum wage, hours of work, employment of minors, payment of wages, farm labor, nursing mothers in the workplace, and more. California labor laws apply to most every worker working in California regardless of where your employer is located. Subject to California labor law, the general employment rule is that overtime pay is due for every work that exceeds 8 hours a day and 40 hours in a week. Unlike New York's law, annual notices to employees are not required under California's wage theft protection law. The Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) took effect on April 9, 2011. The law requires employers to give written notice of wage rates to each new hire. Starting on November 1, 2022, most New York City employers must disclose salary or hourly wage information in job advertisements.