California has regulations for OT over 8 hours in a day, and then additional for the 7th consecutive day. ( ).
The standard definition of full-time hours in California is between 32 and 40 hours per week. However, it's important to note that after the implementation of the ACA, workers are considered part-time if they work less than 30 hours per week, and full-time if they work 30 hours a week or more.
Regular, non-health care employees, are permitted, in California, to work four 10-hour shifts as a regular schedule. These employees will not earn daily overtime for those first 10 hours. This means that employees and employers can come to an agreement to create an alternative workweek.
In South Carolina, there is no state-specific law that limits the number of hours an adult employee can work straight in a single day or week.
One of the most common ways that employers avoid paying overtime wages is by telling salaried workers that they are simply not eligible for overtime compensation. Employees may not be aware of laws put in place by FLSA, and many people think that salaried workers do not have the right to overtime wages.