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. A fulltime work week in California is 40 hours.Anything over 40 hours should be paid out at 1.5x regular wages. Most employees cannot work more than 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day. If they do, their employer must pay them 1.5 times their normal pay. 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. California law sets particular guidelines for when employers must pay an overtime rate for extra work. According to California overtime laws, nonexempt employees are entitled to earn oneandahalf times their regular pay rate when they work.